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Your Halloween costume could use one more accessory—and this one comes with bragging rights in civic pride.
New Yorkers who cast their ballots in person on Saturday, October 31, can pick up special-edition Halloween “I Voted” stickers to add a seasonal flourish to your annual trip to the polls. This year's Halloween design from the NYC Board of Elections is orange and decorated with cobwebs and ghouls, which should pair nicely with whatever you’re wearing, whether you’ve committed to a full creature transformation or simply put on black and declared yourself a witch.
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Halloween voting has become something of a collectible occasion here. Last year, the Board of Elections offered a sticker featuring a pigeon wearing a witch’s hat and carrying a trick-or-treat basket in its beak, alongside the words “Halloween voter 2025.” The New York Times reported that the first 1,000 voters at early voting sites received one. New York’s most persistent sidewalk companions apparently have a thriving merchandise business, so they even offered limited-time temporary pigeon tattoos for children.
This year’s Halloween falls on the final Saturday of early voting, with polls open from 9am to 5pm. Early voting began October 24 and continues through Sunday, November 1, ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, November 3. And Halloween isn’t the weekend’s only opportunity to accessorize your civic participation: voters heading to their polling places on November 1—the day of the New York City Marathon—can get a special sporty sticker.
Before leaving home, check your assigned location using the Board of Elections’ Find My Poll Site tool. Your early voting site may differ from your Election Day location, so don't assume the place you remember from a previous election is where you should go this weekend. You can also preview your sample ballot before arriving.
If a spooky sticker helps you add voting to your Saturday itinerary, pencil it in before the costume party. Casting a ballot, collecting a treat and avoiding a last-minute Election Day scramble make for one respectable Halloween haul.