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Have a question for THE CITY about elections, voting and local campaigns? Let us know at [email protected] with the subject line “Election” — or by texting “Election” to 215-9011. Hearing from you makes our reporting better!Here, a busy election year is ahead. There’s guaranteed to be at least one race in your neighborhood, including City Council seats and district attorney elections in three boroughs.
The political season will kick off in earnest with candidates petitioning to get on the primary ballot starting later this month. The primary election is June 27: Voters will nominate party candidates throughfor city positions, except for district attorney races which do not use the ranked-choice method. The general election will be held on November 7.Voters will get to decide who holds each of the 51 City Council seats this year.
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