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Early voting begins nine days before the New York City general election. Some sites provide Chinese and multilingual interpretation. Voters must first check the designated polling location and service date to avoid missing out on Chinese aid.
new york city General elections are coming soon on 3rd Novembervote Starting from 24th October (Saturday) till 1st November (Sunday). The city government will provide a variety of bilingual voting and interpretation services, including Mandarin and Cantonese, at some polling stations in five districts of the city to assist in voting. Service locations and dates vary. Voters are advised to check before going out to ensure there is no Chinese interpreter available when they arrive at the venue.
The New York City Civic Engagement Commission announces the Voter Language Assistance (VLA) Program. It will deploy additional interpreters to designated sites on the two early voting days of October 31 and November 1, as well as on the official election day on November 3. Services cover 13 languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Arabic, Bengali and Russian. The ballot papers are also in Chinese.
This arrangement complements the existing language services of the Municipal Corporation Election Board. Under the federal Voting Rights Act, election bureaus are required to provide multilingual assistance at polling locations where a certain percentage of the non-English speaking population reaches a certain level.manhattan There are Chinese services in Brooklyn (Brooklyn), Queens, and Staten Island; The Bronx Election Bureau’s language support is primarily in Spanish. Voters who require Chinese language can check out other sites arranged by the Civic Participation Committee.
In terms of other languages, some polling stations in Brooklyn and Queens also provide assistance in Korean, Bengali and other languages. The actual location where Chinese or Cantonese is provided is subject to information published by each station.
In addition to on-site interpretation, some polling stations also provide Chinese ballot papers and voting instructions. Voters can ask election officials, but not every polling station has Chinese-language ballot papers or interpreters. If there is no appropriate language assistance on-site, voters may ask trusted relatives and friends to accompany them to vote in accordance with the law and help them understand the voting and operating procedures, but employer or union representatives are not allowed to serve as facilitators.
Voters can first visit the New York City Elections Department’s “Find My Poll Site” website, enter their address to confirm the designated polling station, and then visit the City Civic Participation Committee’s language service map to check whether the station provides Chinese interpretation and service dates. Since the early voting location may not be the same as the official election day, voters must also verify separately.
Early voting this year will run for nine days, from October 24 to October 26 from 9 am to 5 pm, from October 27 to November 28 from 10 am to 8 pm, from October 29 to November 1 from 8 am to 4 pm, and from October 30 to November 1 from 9 am to 5 pm. On the official election day, November 3, voting hours will be from 6 am to 9 pm.
Additionally, the deadline to register voters and apply for absentee ballots online or by mail is also October 24. If you need to confirm your registration status, polling location or Chinese assistance information, you can visit the Municipal Election Bureau website or call 866-868-3692. The telephone system provides Chinese and Cantonese services.
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Early voting begins on October 24 and ends on November 1; From 24 to 26 October it is from 9 am to 5 pm, from 27 to 28 October it is from 10 am to 8 pm, from 29 to 8 am to 4 pm and from 30 to 1 November it is from 9 am to 5 pm. The official voting day is November 3, from 6 am to 9 pm.
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The Municipal Citizens’ Participation Committee dispatched additional interpreters to designated sites, covering 13 languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Arabic, Bengali and Russian. Chinese ballot papers and voting guidelines are also available at some polling stations, but they are not available everywhere. Please see announcements for each station.
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To locate the designated polling station, you can first enter your address on the Find My Poll site website of the Municipal Election Bureau, and then go to the language service map of the Municipal Citizens Participation Committee to confirm the Chinese interpretation and service date. If you still have questions, you can also call 866-868-3692.
