Poll Site or Voting Equipment Complaint

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You can report a problem with a poll site, including:

Poll sites that opened late or closed early
Poll sites that aren’t accessible to voters with disabilities
Long lines
Lack of privacy
Voting machine or ballot issues

You can also report a problem with a poll worker. Poll workers are supposed to assist voters and help to ensure that elections are fair and impartial.

You can make a complaint about a poll worker who:

Didn’t help you with the voting process
Didn’t respect your privacy
Tried to influence your vote

Agency: Board of Elections
Division: Vote Phone Bank
Phone Number: (866) 868-3692
Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Staff is available through the automated phone system during business hours. Automated assistance is also available in Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin, and Spanish. Call volume is often high. If you receive a busy signal or can't get through, call back later.

If you believe you are registered to vote and your name does not appear in the poll book on Election Day, you are entitled to receive an affidavit ballot.

You can complete and submit the ballot at your poll site. The NYC Board of Elections will notify you by mail whether or not your ballot was counted.

Electioneering is prohibited within 100 feet of a polling site entrance during an election. Electioneering includes:

Distributing, wearing, or carrying political literature, posters, banners, or buttons
Soliciting votes

If you see or are made aware of anyone electioneering, you can report it to the Poll Site or call the BOE Office for your borough.

If posters are illegally placed on public property, you can file a report using the Poster or Sticker Complaint page.

Poll Site or Voting Equipment Complaint

Voter Name Not in Poll Book

Electioneering