New York City Campaign Finance Board
  You have the right to vote in the November 6, 2001 general election if:
  • you registered to vote by October 12, and
  • you are in your polling place no later than 9:00 p.m. on November 6, 2001.


You also have a right to:
  • Get help from an interpreter if you speak Spanish or Chinese. If your polling place does not have an interpreter, call the Board of Elections’ toll-free voter assistance number, 866-VOTE-NYC.
  • Get help in the voting booth from anyone except your employer or union agent if you are a person with a disability or if you cannot read the ballot.
  • Ask an election clerk how to use the voting machine.
  • Bring materials into the voting booth with you, including this Voter Guide.
  • Vote by paper ballot if the voting machine is broken.
  • Vote by “affidavit ballot” if your name is missing from the files. 

You do not have to show identification to vote.