Monroe County Board of Elections Poll Site Press Access Policy
Recent Updates
2025 MCBOE Annual Report to the Monroe County Legislature
Behind the Ballot - A Civic Check In: Episode 2: Ballot Petition Process
March 2026 Commissioner Meeting Approved Motions (to date)
Articles and Press Releases
3/7/26 - News 8 - Rochester Students Speak on Key Issues in Project Soapbox Event
3/6/26 - News 10NBC - RCSD Students Speak About Issues Important to Them for Project Soapbox
Articles & Press Releases
2026 Articles & Press Releases
2025 Articles & Press Releases
10/21/25 - Democrate and Chronicle - Who's On The Ballot In Monroe County? See The List For 2025
10/20/25 - WXXI News- Officials In Monroe County Towns Will Serve Shorter Terms After 2025 Elections
10/2/25 - SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF - Monroe County Board Of Elections Unveils New Headquarters
10/2/25 - 13 WHAM - Monroe County Board Of Elections Consolidates All Operations Into One Building
10/8/25 New Board of Elections Location - Video
9/25/2025 Press Advisory - New Location
9/16/2025 - Courtesy: 13 WHAM News - National Voter Registration Day Press Conference
9/16/2025 - National Voter Registration Day Monroe County Press Conference
6/11/2025 June Primary Press Conference
6/2/2025 - June Primary 2025 Imporant Information Press Release
2/25/2025 - Minority Reporter - Monroe County Board of Elections Unveils New Voting Machines
1/29/25 Monroe County Board of Elections Announces New Voting Machines Press Release
1/27/2025 - 13WHAM - Monroe County unveils new accessible voting machines
1/27/2025 - News10NBC - Monroe County rolls out new electronic voting machines
1/27/2025 - Spectrum - New voting machines coming to Monroe County
1/27/2025 - WROC - New Voting Machines unveiled for Monroe County
2024 Articles & Press Releases
11/4/2024 -General Election 2024 Commissioner Press Conference
10/23/2024 - 13WHAM - Early voting begins Saturday in Monroe County
10/11/2024 - 13WHAM - Your ballot behind the scenes: How Monroe County fights to secure your vote
10/7/2024 - General Election Letter to the Media
10/7/2024 - WXXI - Rochester and Monroe County officials host series of voter registration drives
10/4/2024 - Rochester First - Election deadlines: What to know if you plan to vote
10/3/2024 - General Election Postcard Press Release
10/2/2024 - General Election Deadlines Press Release
10/1/2024 - Election Connection Newsletter Press Release
9/23/2024 - Monroe County Voter Registration Days Press Release
9/16/2024 - National Voter Registration Week Press Release
6/24/2024 - June Primary Election Day Press Release
6/15/2024 - 13WHAM - Early primary voting begins: What you need to know
6/10/2024 - June Primary Election Early Voting Press Release
6/5/2024 - Election Connection Newsletter Press Release
5/21/2024 - Primary Election Important Deadlines Press Release
5/17/2024 - Verification Postcard Press Release
3 /1/2024 - Important Information for the 2024 Elections Press Release
2/29/2024 - Press Conference - Video
2/29/2024 - Press Conference Transcript - English
2/29/2024 - Press Conference Transcript - Spanish
2/29/2024 - 13WHAM - Voters in Monroe County to get polling place updates via postcards
2/1/2024 - Presidental Primary Election Connection Newsletter Press Release
2023 Articles & Press Releases
2022 Articles & Press Releases
5/15/2022 - WXXI - 2023 Voter Guide: Budgets and school board elections in Monroe County
11/7/2022 - WXXI - Election results in Monroe County, New York
9/20/2022 - Channel 10 - Plan Your Vote: Everything you need to know about voting in New York
9/20/2022 - Channel 13 - Voter registration drives held throughout Rochester
9/20/2022 - Channel 8 - Monroe County prepares for National Voter Registration Day
9/16/2022 - MCBOE Press Release - National Voter Registration Day 2022
6/27/2022 - Spectrum - Tuesday is primary day for Monroe County voters
6/25/2022 - MCBOE Press Release - Its Not Too Late! Inspectors Needed
6/17/2022 - MCBOE Press Release - Early Voting Begins Tomorrow
5/20/2022 - MCBOE Press Release - Important Election Information Regarding Primary Election 2022
2021 Articles & Press Releases
2020 Articles & Press Releases
10/27/2020 - Channel 8 - How to track your absentee
8/18/2020 - MCBOE Press Release - Board Asks for Community to Offer Voting Locations
6/30/2020 - MCBOE Press Release - Absentee Ballot Counting Starts July 1st
6/16/2020 - MCBOE Press Release - Your Absentee Ballot is on the way!
6/15/2020 - MCBOE Press Release - Sign Language Interpreter Added to Early Voting Location
5/26/2020 -MCBOE Press Release - Casting An Absentee Ballot During COVID-19
Commissioner Meeting Motions
This is a running list of Commissioner Motions and official decisions made by the Board of Elections, maintained for transparency and public reference. Meetings usually take place Thursdays at 3pm.
March 2026 Commissioner Meeting Approved Motions (to date)
Commissioner Meeting Motions
2026 Commissioner Meeting Motions
2025 Commissioner Meeting Motions
Annual Reports to Legislature
2025 MCBOE Annual Report to the Monroe County Legislature
MCBOE Annual Report to the Monroe County Legislature
Election Connection Newsletters
The Election Connections is a semi-annual Newsletter produced by the Monroe County Board of Elections intended to inform voters of any new changes to the voting process or the Board of Elections, as well as highlighting important imformation regarding the upcoming Election.
Election Connection Newsletters
2025 Election Connection Newsletters
2024 Election Connection Newsletters
Election Connection - General Election 2024
Election Connection - General Election 2024 (Spanish)
Election Connection - Primary Election 2024
Election Connection - Primary Election 2024 (Spanish)
Election Connection - Special Edition, Presidential Primary 2024
Election Connection - Special Edition, Presidential Primary 2024 (Spanish)
Behind the Ballot Podcast
The Monroe County Board of Elections presents: Behind the Ballot – A Civic Check-In, a new bipartisan podcast hosted by both Democatic Election Commissioner Jackie Ortiz and Republican Election Commisioner Peter Elder. The podcast aims ot offer clear, bi-partisan insight into how elections work in New York State and Monroe County, while dispelling common myths.
Behind the Ballot - A Civic Check In: Episode 2: Ballot Petition Process
Behind the Ballot - A Civic Check In Podcasts
