Administers all elections in New York City -- voter registration, poll site management, ballot design, vote counting, and election worker training for the city's 5+ million registered voters across thousands of poll sites. This is the agency that determines whether your vote actually gets counted correctly and whether your polling place is staffed and functional on Election Day. It has a long, bipartisan reputation as one of the most dysfunctional agencies in city government.
Spending
$183.9M
4,085 transactions →
Payroll
$99.6M
85,667 pay records →
Budget (Adopted)
$146.9M
$161.9M spent
Avg Salary
$10.4K
across 85,667 records
Did You Know
The BOE is run by 10 commissioners -- 2 per borough, one Democrat and one Republican -- chosen by the political parties themselves, not the voters. It's one of the last true patronage agencies in New York, where many staffers get their jobs through party connections rather than civil service exams.
| PERSONAL SERVICES | $99.6M |
| KNOW INK LLC | $13.3M |
| VANGUARD DIRECT INC | $7.3M |
| ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE LLC | $6.8M |
| FIRST CLASS CAR LIMO | $4.1M |
| ELECTION WORKER (PART-TIME)-BD OF ELECTIONS | 66,996 staff | $0 avg |
| FINANCIAL CLERK (BOARD OF ELECTIONS) | 2,931 staff | $32.3K avg |
| TEMPORARY CLERK (BOARD OF ELECTIONS) | 2,746 staff | $1.1K avg |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (BOE) |
| 1,904 staff |
| $61.0K avg |
| SENIOR VOTING MACHINE TECHNICIAN (BOE) | 1,829 staff | $58.7K avg |
Headcount
Over 350 permanent deputies and clerks plus 10 commissioners, but the $100M payroll reflects the massive seasonal hiring of poll workers for elections -- the BOE is notorious as one of NYC's last patronage hiring shops
Who It Serves
Every registered voter in New York City
Category
Government Operations