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On June 24th, NYC will hold a Primary election for local offices including Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President, City Council, and District Attorney.

Meet the candidates

It’s the election before the election. In primary elections, you decide which candidate will be your party’s nominee for the general election. You must be a member of a political party to vote in a primary.

Learn more about types of elections

General elections are the championship match, where candidates from different parties compete to win elected office. Winners of primary elections represent their party in the general election. General elections sometimes include ballot proposals, where voters choose whether to adopt new laws or policies.

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Special elections are held when an elected official leaves office before the end of their term. The winner serves in office until the end of that term.

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Right here! To learn more about the candidates on your ballot, just click on “Meet the Candidates” in the navigation up top. You can enter in your address to find which offices will be on your ballot, and a list of candidates running for each office. You can also find profiles submitted by candidates, including videos and more.

Meet the candidates

You are eligible to vote in the June 22 primary election if you are a registered voter who is a member of a political party that is holding a primary. To find a list of primary races happening on June 22, enter your address into our online Voter Guide in the Meet the Candidates section. You can view each office that will be on the ballot, and the parties holding primaries for each office. 

See online Voter Guide

Check your party enrollment

The CFB does not charge campaigns to use Contribute. Stripe, the credit card processor Contribute uses to direct funds to your bank account, charges a nominal and standard fee (2.9% + $0.30) for each contribution. Stripe will deduct the fee from each contribution prior to funds being deposited into your committee’s bank account.

If you had a Contribute account in a previous election cycle, you can simply log in using your existing email and password, then you will be prompted to connect to a Stripe account. If you ran in a previous election, you cannot reuse an old Stripe account. After logging into your Contribute account, you must create a new Stripe account by using an email address that is easily accessible by the candidate, treasurer, and anyone else monitoring your Contribute account, as time-sensitive emails may be sent by Stripe to this email address.   

1.    Sign up at contribute.nycvotes.org/signup
After registering with the CFB, your campaign will have access to Contribute. To create your account, go to contribute.nycvotes.org/signup.

 2.    Create your password
Click the For Candidates tab and enter the email address listed on your CFB registration and a unique password. Only candidates and treasurers are eligible to have a Contribute account.

Best practice: Both the candidate and treasurer should create their own Contribute accounts to receive important communications from Contribute@nyccfb.info.

3.    Agree to the affirmation statement
Review the affirmation statement and click I Agree.

4.    Activate your account and connect with Stripe
You will receive an email, which will prompt you to activate your Contribute account. You must then connect your Contribute account with Stripe, the credit card processor Contribute uses to direct funds to your bank account. Candidates who have run in the past must create a new Stripe account for each election.

After logging into your Contribute account, click the Connect with Stripe button.

After clicking Connect with Stripe, you will be directed to a registration form to create a Stripe account. Your Stripe account is separate from your Contribute account and will be used to process contributions made to your campaign on Contribute to your campaign’s bank account. Some of the information you will need to enter in the registration form includes:

• Business Details: Enter your committee’s information in this section. You will need to complete fields such as:
  • Type of business: Select “Nonprofit Organization”
  • Legal business name: Enter the committee’s name (as disclosed to the IRS and CFB)
  • Business website: If your committee does not have a website, you can use contribute.nycvotes.org for this field
  • Business description: Select “Political Organization”
  • How long after paying will customers typically receive their goods or services?: Select “Within One Day”
• Executive Details: The campaign’s Stripe account should be created by the candidate (strongly recommended), treasurer, or another campaign representative with significant managerial control. The individual who creates the account will be the Stripe account holder and will need to provide personal identifying information. (For example, home address and the last four digits of Social Security Number.)
• Credit Card Statement Details: In this section, you will be able to customize how contributions made to your campaign will appear on your contributors’ bank statements.
  • Statement descriptor: This is the “business name” that will appear on your contributors’ bank statement. You should use the committee’s name to avoid disputes over unrecognized transactions.
  • Support phone number: Enter a phone number that can be used to contact you and your campaign.
  • Customer support address: Use the committee’s address.
• Bank Details: Enter your committee’s bank account number and routing number to set up transfers for contributions received. You must use the same bank account on file with the CFB.
• Two-Step Authentication: Choose one of Stripe’s security methods to protect your account.
• Save your Stripe account: Create your login credentials for your Stripe dashboard. Use these credentials to log in directly at www.stripe.com. You can choose to use the same email address linked to your Contribute account, but it is not necessary.

Click the Authorize access to this account button to complete the registration form for Stripe.

5.    Receive Contribute link
After creating your Stripe account, you will receive an email that confirms that your Contribute account has been connected to Stripe, and that contains your unique Contribute link. This link can be used for promotional materials, campaign flyers and mailings, and social media posts.

Once you have connected your Contribute account with Stripe, your campaign can begin receiving contributions.

Best practice: Have the candidate or treasurer make a small test contribution (which may be matchable) and upload it to C-SMART.