About the Voter Language Assistance Program

The NYC Civic Engagement Commission (NYCCEC) provides language services to voters with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) during elections. The Voter Language Assistance (VLA) Program provides interpretation services at select poll sites in the following languages: 

Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Urdu, and Yiddish.

Upcoming Elections and Services

For the November 2024 State and Federal General Election, the VLA Program will provide interpretation services for:

• Early Voting: Saturday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 3rd (Yiddish on Friday, November 1st and November 3rd)
• Election Day: Tuesday, November 5th

To find out if your poll site will receive VLA interpretation services, visit the Early Voting Services Map or Election Day Services Map. If you don’t know your poll site, visit Find My Poll Site and enter your address to find your voting location. Please note that your Early Voting location may be different from your Election Day location, and the location might have changed since you last voted. 

If your language is not serviced at your voting location you have the right to bring an interpreter of your choice to the voting booth. It can be a friend, family member or poll worker. It can't be your employer or union representative. To learn more about your rights go to the Know Your Rights page.

Important Dates for the November 2024 State and Federal General Election:

Early Voting period is from Saturday, October 26th through Sunday, November 3. 2024. 

Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

October 26, 2024 is the last day for the Board of Elections (BOE) to receive an application submitted online, by mail, or email for the following: 

• Register to Vote
• Request an Early Mail or Absentee Ballot

Last day to apply in person at your county Board of Elections Office for Early mail or absentee ballot is November 4, 2024. If you are unsure of your voter registration status, check on BOE's website or call 1-866-868-3692.

If you are mailing in your ballot, make sure it receives a postmark no later than November 5, 2024. You may also drop off your mail or absentee ballot at any poll site in your county between October 26th and November 3rd and by 9 PM on Election Day November 5th.

NYC Board of Elections provides services in the following counties:

• New York: Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin)
• Kings: Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin)
• Queens: Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), Korean, Bengali, Hindi, and Punjabi
• Bronx: Spanish
• Richmond: Spanish

The VLA's interpretation services supplement but do not replace nor duplicate the BOE’s interpretation services.