About the Board of Elections

The Board of Elections in the City of New York is an administrative body of ten Commissioners, two from each borough upon recommendation by both political parties and then appointed by the City Council for a term of four years. The Commissioners appoint a bipartisan staff to oversee the daily activities of its main and five borough offices.

The Board is responsible under New York State Election Law for the following:
  • Voter registration, outreach and processing
  • Maintain and update voter records
  • Processing and verification of candidate petitions/documents
  • Campaign finance disclosures of candidates and campaign committees
  • Recruiting, training and assigning the various Election Day officers to conduct elections
  • Operate poll site locations
  • Maintain, repair, setup and deploy the Election Day operation equipment
  • Ensure each voter their right to vote at the polls or by absentee ballot
  • Canvassing and certification of the vote
  • Voter education, notification and dissemination of election information
  • Preparation of maps of various political subdivisions









Commissioners of Elections
Julie Dent  Email
President
Juan Carlos “J.C.” Polanco  Email
Secretary
Jose Miguel Araujo  Email
Naomi Barrera  Email
Nancy Mottola-Schacher  Email
J.P. Sipp  Email
Gregory C. Soumas  Email
Judith D. Stupp  Email
Frederic M. Umane  Email
Commissioners


Executive Management
Marcus Cederqvist  Email
Executive Director
George Gonzalez  Email
Deputy Executive Director
Pamela Perkins  Email
Administrative Manager

Department Managers at the Board's General Office

ACCO  Email
Agency Chief Contracting Officer

John Owens, Jr.  Email
Campaign Finance Enforcement

Troy Johnson  Email
Candidate Records Unit

Steve Ferguson  Email
Director Of Management Information Systems

Rosanna Kostamoulas-Rahmouni  Email
Election Day Operations/Poll Site

Lucille Grimaldi  Email
Electronic Voting Systems

John Ward  Email
Finance Officer

Steven H. Richman  Email
General Counsel

Dorothy Delayo  Email
Personnel/Records Management

Valerie Vazquez  Email
Public Affairs and Communications

Marie Lynch  Email
Director of Equipment

Beth Fossella  Email
Voter Registration




Board of Elections Annual Report

Annual Report 2008 (PDF)

Annual Report 2007 (PDF)

Annual Report 2006 (PDF)


Personnel Guidelines

Personnel Polices and Procedures (PDF)




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