Like a windmill, elections always seem to be coming around again. As someone who voluntarily opens Board of Elections PDFs, I can't really complain, but I understand why some people do.
So let's get down to it.
Early voting starts Saturday, June 13. Election Day is Tuesday, June 23. Every BKCB6 voter will see two races on their ballot: State Comptroller and Congress. If you live in Assembly District 52, you'll see a third race for State Assembly.
That's the whole menu.
What
These are Democratic primary elections. If you're not registered as a Democrat, there isn't a ballot for you this time around. That's New York's closed primary system.
Which races appear on your ballot depends on your Assembly District. BKCB6 sits across three of them: AD 44, AD 51, and AD 52. Two of those districts have the same ballot. One gets an extra race.
When
Early voting runs from June 13 through June 21.
Most days polls are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday hours are extended from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Thursday, June 18 runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Board of Elections shifts the hours around to give people with different work schedules a chance to vote.
Election Day is Tuesday, June 23, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The classic.
Why
Every ballot in BKCB6 includes two races.
State Comptroller: Thomas P. DiNapoli, Drew Warshaw, and Raj Goyle.
DiNapoli is the incumbent and has held the office since 2007. The Comptroller serves as the state's accountant, auditor, and manager of the state pension fund. That may sound dry until you remember the pension fund is worth roughly a quarter-trillion dollars.
Representative in Congress (NY-10): Dan Goldman and Brad Lander.
Goldman is the incumbent. Lander is New York City's Comptroller and a Park Slope resident many readers have probably seen around the neighborhood.
If you live in AD 52 — covering Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Boerum Hill, and parts of Park Slope and Gowanus — you'll also vote in the Democratic primary for State Assembly: Jo Anne Simon and Lydia Bella Green.
Simon is the incumbent.
If you live in AD 44 or AD 51, there is no Assembly primary this cycle, so your ballot is two races and done.
Where
Where you vote depends on where you live, down to a few square blocks.
The city divides Assembly Districts into Election Districts, or EDs. Each ED is assigned a polling place (the table you go in and sign at). Your Election Day poll site and your early voting poll site are often different because early voting is consolidated into fewer locations.
I built the map above for practical purposes of literally knowing where to vote and to maybe cut in on the Board of Elections monopoly. Either way, I suggest scrolling up a bit, entering your address and it will show your Election Day poll site, your early voting location and hours, and the races that will appear on your ballot.
Micro to macro: your block, your ED, your AD, your ballot. Let me know what you think.
Early voting sites are shared across multiple districts. Your assigned site depends on your registered address. Use the search above or findmypollsite.vote.nyc to confirm yours.