New York State general elections
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New York State general elections are regularly scheduled statewide contests in which voters choose officials for various state and federal offices, including legislative seats like those in the New York State Senate.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general election
ⓘ
recurring event ⓘ statewide election ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electorate | registered voters in New York State ⓘ |
| elects |
Attorney General of New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comptroller of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of New York ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York State Assembly members ⓘ New York State Senate members NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Representatives from New York NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Senators from New York NERFINISHED ⓘ various local officials in New York ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| governedBy | New York State Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
elections for Governor of New York
ⓘ
elections for New York State Assembly ⓘ elections for New York State Senate ⓘ elections for United States House seats from New York ⓘ elections for United States Senate seats from New York ⓘ |
| includes |
nonpartisan ballot questions
ⓘ
partisan contests ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
constitutional amendment proposals
ⓘ
statewide referendums ⓘ |
| mayProvideLanguageAssistanceIn | Spanish ⓘ |
| occursOn | Election Day in November ⓘ |
| officeContested |
federal legislative seats
ⓘ
state legislative seats ⓘ statewide executive offices ⓘ |
| overseenBy | New York State Board of Elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | selection of public officials ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | New York State Election Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
federal offices from New York
ⓘ
statewide ⓘ |
| subjectTo | federal election laws of the United States ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| uses |
paper ballots
ⓘ
voting machines ⓘ |
| voterEligibilityRequirement |
United States citizenship
ⓘ
minimum age of 18 years ⓘ residency in New York State ⓘ voter registration ⓘ |
| votingSystemUsed | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
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