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Municipal government
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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the100 largest cities in America by population and thelargest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in allstate capitals.

This page includes the following resources:

• Thecity governments covered by Ballotpedia in New York
• An overview oflocal elections in New York
• An overview of theinitiative process in New York

Cities

City government

Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia'scoverage scope and thecounty governments that overlap those cities:

According to a 2022 study from theU.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 57 counties, 1,525 cities, towns, and villages, and 1,189 special districts. Five counties—Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond—are classified as active consolidated governments.^[1]

Elections

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state;click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2026

See also:United States municipal elections, 2026 andSchool board elections, 2026

• New York, New York - City council (special)

• New York school board elections

2025

See also:United States municipal elections, 2025 andSchool board elections, 2025

• Albany, New York -Mayor and city council
• Buffalo, New York -Mayor
• New York, New York -Mayor, comptroller, public advocate, and city council
• Bronx County, New York - Borough president and civil court judge
• Erie County, New York - Comptroller, sheriff, county legislature, supreme court judge, county court judge, and family court judge
• Kings County, New York - Borough president, district attorney, supreme court judge, and civil court judge
• New York County, New York - Borough president, district attorney, supreme court judge, and civil court judge
• Queens County, New York - Borough president, supreme court judge, and civil court judge
• Richmond County, New York - Borough president, supreme court judge, and municipal court judge
• New York school board elections

2024

See also:United States municipal elections, 2024 andSchool board elections, 2024

• Albany, New York - District attorney
• Buffalo, New York - City court judge
• Bronx County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
• Erie County, New York - District attorney, county legislature, family court judge, and supreme court judges
• Kings County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
• New York County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
• Queens County, New York - Civil court judges, supreme court judges, and surrogate court judge
• New York school board elections

2023

See also:United States municipal elections, 2023 andSchool board elections, 2023

• Buffalo, New York - City council, comptroller, and city court judge
• New York, New York - City council
• Bronx County, New York - District attorney, New York City Civil Court judges, and New York Supreme Court judges
• Erie County, New York - County executive, county legislators, and family court judges
• Kings County, New York - New York City Civil Court judges, New York Supreme Court judges, and Kings County Surrogate's Court judge
• New York County, New York - New York City Civil Court and New York Supreme Court judges
• Queens County, New York - District attorney, New York City Civil Court judges, and New York Supreme Court judges
• Richmond County, New York - District attorney and New York City Civil Court judge
• New York school board elections

2022

See also:United States municipal elections, 2022 andSchool board elections, 2022

• Buffalo, New York - Chief judge of city court and city court judges
• Bronx County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
• Erie County, New York - County clerk, family court judge, and supreme court judges
• Kings County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
• New York County, New York - Civil court judges, supreme court judge, and surrogate's court judge
• Queens County, New York - Civil court judges and supreme court judges
• Richmond County, New York - Civil court judge and supreme court judges
• New York school board elections

2021

See also:United States municipal elections, 2021 andSchool board elections, 2021

• Albany, New York -Mayor and city council
• Buffalo, New York -Mayor and city court judges
• New York, New York -Mayor, city council, public advocate, and comptroller
• Bronx County, New York - Borough president and civil court judges
• Erie County, New York - County legislature, comptroller, sheriff, and family court judge
• Kings County, New York - Borough president, district attorney, surrogate court judge, and civil court judges
• New York County, New York - Borough president, district attorney, and civil court judges
• Queens County, New York - Borough president and civil court judges
• Richmond County, New York - Borough president and civil court judge
• New York school board elections

2020

See also:United States municipal elections, 2020 andSchool board elections, 2020

• New York, New York - City council districts 12 and 37 (special elections)
• Bronx County, New York - Civil court and supreme court judges
• Erie County, New York - District attorney and county court and family court judges
• Kings County, New York - Civil court and supreme court judges
• New York County, New York - Civil court and supreme court judges
• Queens County, New York - Borough president (special election) and civil court and supreme court judges
• Richmond County, New York - Civil court and supreme court judges
• New York school board elections

Initiative process availability

See also:Laws governing local ballot measures in New York

Cities

All of New York's 62 cities have charter amendment by initiative under state law.^[2][3]

Counties

Suffolk County has an initiative process authorized by a special state law. Also, five counties are under the jurisdiction of New York City. As such residents of these counties enjoy an initiative process at the city level.^[4][3]

See also

New York	Municipal government	Other local coverage
New York New York elections, 2026 Public policy in New York Endorsers in New York	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2026 municipal elections School board elections, 2026 Local ballot measure elections in 2026 2026 local judicial elections

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• New York municipal code library
• [New York New York state government website]

Footnotes

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