New York

New York publishes statewide election data through the State Board of Elections (SBOE). In this document, we identify the locations of available election data and their dedicated webpages at the state level, as well as for three of the boards serving the state's largest populations: the Board of Elections in the City of New York, Suffolk County, and Nassau County. 

Last updated: August 23, 2020

Despite single party control that might avoid the policy disagreements paralyzing other states’ response to the pandemic, New York experienced a variety of administrative challenges in its primary.  Despite the state's attempts to address the challenges of rapid expansion of vote-by-mail and maintaining in-person voting options, primary voters experienced high absentee ballot rejection rates and delays in the delivery of ballots. Consequently, the results of some races were not known until six weeks after the election. The problems New York faced in its primary represent an object lesson for all states as to the emergency measures that must be taken immediately to prepare for November.