Canvass Information

November 5, 2024 General Election

Canvass preparations will begin on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 10AM and will continue each day until completed, including Saturday and Sundays.  Offices will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2024 except in the Boroughs of Manhattan and Kings.

Canvass Hours:

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The canvass of absentee, early mail and military ballots begins four days after the receipt of ballots, under the new law.  On or after Election Day, the canvass will be conducted within one day of receipt of a ballot or cure and will continue daily until completed. 

All valid ballots canvassed, up to and including Friday, October 25, 2024, have been scanned and are included in the unofficial election night reporting, which also includes early voting results.

Chapter 763 of the laws of 2021 changed the way that absentee, military and special ballots are handled by Board of Elections. Representatives of a candidate, political party, or independent body entitled to have watchers present at the polls may observe the review of ballot envelopes.  Poll watchers cannot make any objections that would cause a ballot to be set aside, preventing the opening of the absentee envelope.  Poll watchers cannot inspect the face of the ballot and cannot make any objections on the ballot itself.

Canvass will be conducted pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Election Law of the State of New York, the Rules and Regulations of the New York State Board of Elections and the Rules, Regulations, Policies, and Procedures adopted by the Commissioners of Elections in the City of New York and any applicable Court Orders.

Mail Ballot Totals

Mail ballot recap reports listed below represent absentee, early mail, and military ballots distributed, received, deemed invalid and valid, as of the date of the report.

All absentee and early mail ballots postmarked by election day must be received by the Board offices no later than November 12, 2024.

All military, special federal and UOCAVA ballots postmarked by election day must be received by The Board offices no later then November 18, 2024.

Mail Ballot Recap reports will be updated and posted at the close of business each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, beginning this Friday, November 8, 2024 and will continue until the cure process has expired.

Citywide/Borough wide

• Citywide Mail Ballot Recap
• Manhattan Mail Ballot Recap
• Bronx Mail Ballot Recap
• Brooklyn Mail Ballot Recap
• Queens Mail Ballot Recap
• Staten Island Mail Ballot Recap