Step 1: Check in at the poll site for your registered home address. A poll worker will look up your name on the list of registered voters or scan your Fast Pass. If you’re a first-time voter who didn’t provide identification when you registered, you need to show ID. Then sign your name in the poll book.

Step 2: Go to the voting booth. You'll be given a paper ballot and directed to a privacy booth with a pen to mark your ballot. If you need disability assistance, just ask a poll worker.

Step 3: Mark the ballot with your choices.

Step 4: Insert your ballot into the scanner to cast your vote. The scanner will record your vote. When polls close, the scanners will be used to count all votes cast.

For easy check-in, bring your Fast Pass tag or card. It's not required, but your Fast Pass has all your voting information, including districts. A poll site worker can scan it and check you in quickly. BOE will include the card and tag in the NYC Information Mailer before the election.

Only first-time voters who did not provide identification when they registered to vote must show ID at the poll site.

Acceptable forms of ID include:

• Valid photo ID

• A recent copy of a utility bill

• A recent copy of a bank statement

• A recent copy of a paycheck

• A recent copy of a government check or document

Every poll site has Accessibility Clerks. These are ADA-focused poll workers who help voters with disabilities upon request. You can also bring anyone with you into the voting booth to help you vote, except your employer or union representative.

Accessible Entrances

Every poll site has an entrance that is accessible to voters with disabilities. This entrance may have temporary equipment, such as mats and ramps, to ensure voters can safely access the site.

Ballot Marking Devices

To ensure all voters can mark and cast their ballot privately and independently, every poll site has at least one Ballot Marking Device (BMD) and one ADA Privacy Booth, as well as other aids such as magnifying sheets.

The BMD is an electronic device that gives voters the ability to access and mark a ballot using a:

• Audio headset
• Touch screen
• Keypad
• Sip and puff device
• Rocker paddle

You can bring anyone into the voting booth to interpret for you and help you vote, except your employer or union representative.

As required by the Voting Rights Act, the Board of Elections (BOE) also provides interpretation services at certain poll sites in:

• Bengali
• Cantonese
• Korean
• Mandarin
• Spanish

To find out if your poll site offers language assistance, call the BOE.