Ranked Choice Voting is Back in NYC for the Primary Election!
Primary Election: Tuesday, June 24, 2025. You must be registered in a party having a primary to vote.
First time ranking your vote? Still a little confused about how ranked choice voting works? Just like games and adorable animals? We’ve got the game for you! In partnership with Pratt Institute, we’ve created an interactive ballot that lets you vote for your favorite cute, socially involved animals. See in real-time how the ranked choice voting system works and how the votes shake out. Read about the candidates under the ‘Meet the Candidates’ section, then click the link below to vote!
Meet the Candidates
We are doing virtual and in person trainings on ranked choice voting!
Watch this short video by the NYC Board of Elections explaining ranked choice voting!
Join Our GOTV Efforts!
Message us through our Contact Us page or send an email to bkvotersalliance@gmail.com to volunteer or request an RCV training.
Pre-register to vote today! 16 and 17 year-olds can pre-register to vote! Future voters outside of NYC, learn more about how you can register to vote HERE. If you live in NYC, you can register to vote online HERE.
#RESTORE THE VOTE
Those of us who attended BVA’s #restorethevote forum and/or have researched this topic know and understand that New York’s voting laws are steeped in racism. And to uphold these laws, more than a century later, without any reflection on why they were passed and if they are still needed does a disservice to all New Yorkers. Nowhere in our constitution does it state that a person loses their citizenship when convicted of a felony. Instead, the restrictions to felony enfranchisement are by operation of political calculations that we have the duty, and the right, to question.
While we at BVA are advocating for universal voting, where losing the right to vote becomes the exception (like in instances of election fraud) rather than the rule. We understand that not everyone is ready for such transformational change (six million people across the nation have lost their right to vote) and that opinions will not change in a day. Therefore, if you are not supportive of universal voting, we challenge you to first, engage with your individual understanding of this issue and formulate your reasons for non-support, and second, to share your opinions and work with us as we explore our advocacy in this area. We want to hear all voices as we work towards our goal of establishing a more just democracy. Want to learn more?
View or Download our one-sheet on felony disenfranchisement.
The New York Times op-ed “Tell Me Again Why Prisoners Can’t Vote.” HERE.
2016 article from The Atlantic: Polls for Prisons. HERE.
BROOKLYN VOTERS ALLIANCE 