LibGuides: Voting 2025: WHO & WHAT IS ON THE BALLOT

State and Local Representatives and Election Information

Ballotpedia - New York Ballot - Candidates and Ballot Measures
GovTrack - New York State See who represents you in Congress; search for your representatives by inputting your address or click on the map of Congressional districts. Information on individuals includes their ideology, voting record, bill sponsorships and ratings by advocacy groups.
Mayoral election in New York, New York (2025) The city of New York, New York, is holding a general election for mayor on November 4, 2025. A primary is scheduled for June 24, 2025. The filing deadline for primary candidates was April 3, 2025, the deadline for opportunity-to-ballot candidates was April 10, 2025, the deadline for independent candidates is May 27, 2025, and the deadline for the judicial district convention is August 14, 2025.
New York City Council 2025 primary races to watch
New York City Council Members List of NYC council members, their bios, committee memberships and a district map.
NYC Votes - 2025
NY Open Government Find information on New York state elected officials, campaign contributions, lobbyists, bills, state contracts and much more in this comprehensive site.
Who Represents Me Get a list of your city, state and federal representatives by inputting your address.

Federal Election Commission - Financial Donations to Candidates Select a candidate (Presidential, Senator or House of Representatives) to see detailed reports about their funding and donors including organizational, corporate, PAC and individual contributors.
Follow the Money | NYC
National Institute on Money in Politics - Follow the Money - New York Select a candidate, ballot measure or party to find a list of individuals, corporations, industries and lobbyists and the dollar amount they spent on that candidate, party or ballot measure.
Open Secrets Tracks money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy
ProPublica - 527 Explorer Every year, hundreds of millions of dollars flow through political organizations known as 527s. These organizations are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission and are not subject to FEC-style restrictions on who can contribute or how much they can give, though donations are not tax deductible.

Ballotpedia The digital Encyclopedia of American Politics and Elections, allows you to see your ballot when you input your address. Candidate information includes a full biography, electoral history, ideological description, as well as endorsements from notable politicians, public figures, and organizations.
Board of Elections - See Your Ballot Input your address and see your ballot (and also location of in-person early and election day Poll site)
Vote 411 Click on the "Find What's on Your Ballot" box, type in your address to "learn where candidates running for office in your community stand on the issues. You can print or email the information to use as a reference when you actually vote. Only candidates that appear on your ballot will be listed."
VoteSmart Biographies, speeches, policy positions, and funding for individual candidates are all available on this website. Fill in the search box with a candidate's name to see where that candidate stands on specific issues, how the candidate voted on legislation as well as a list of contributors with the amount, by company name,industry and economic sector. You can also type in your address to see all the candidates on your ballot and read about their policy positions. This is one of the oldest and most comprehensive website of its kind. Highly recommended.

IMPORTANT: See the screenshot below of the Vote Smart's homepage to find the search box (which can be easily overlooked).