OUR VOTE, OUR VOICE
The Caribbean Equality Project builds political power through civic engagement, voter registration, public education, and legislative advocacy. Annually, the organization registers eligible voters, coordinates political candidate forums, organizes voter education community events, and works with allied community partners to amplify Black and Brown Queer and Trans Caribbean voices in New York City. The organization fosters civic participation and promotes education to build collective political power for Afro and Indo-Caribbean LGBTQ+ immigrants and Caribbean-Americans at the neighborhood, city, State, and national levels.
"Mash-Up De Vote" is the Caribbean Equality Project's culturally-responsive non-partisan voter education political building power campaign. In 2024, the organization will continue organizing GOTV phone and text banking to mobilize Caribbean immigrants, Caribbean Americans, and LGBTQ+ people to VOTE. To encourage civic participation in the 2024 Presidential primary and general elections, we will develop local voter guides, do digital outreach through social media, target door-knocking, and conduct street canvassing in Caribbean-centric neighborhoods of Richmond Hill, Queens, Flatbush, Brooklyn, and Soundview, The Bronx.
2024 General Election Dates and Deadlines:
Sat, October 26, 2024 - Sun, November 3, 2024: Early Voting
Vote early in person before Election Day! Find your early voting site and hours here.
Sat, October 26, 2024: Early mail/absentee ballot and voter registration form request deadline
This is the last day for the Board of Elections to receive an application for an Early mail ballot, absentee ballot, and voter registration form by mail, online portal, email, or fax.
Sat, October 26, 2024: Voter Registration Deadline
We’ve partnered with Turbovote to make registration easy. Register to vote here.
This is the last day to register to vote. The Board of Elections must receive the application by mail or in person. Find your borough Board of Elections office.
Mon, November 4, 2024: Early mail/absentee ballot request deadline (in-person)
This is the last day to apply in person at the Board of Elections for an Early Mail Ballot and Absentee Ballots. Find your borough Board of Elections office.
Tue, November 5, 2024: Election Day
Polls are open 6 am-9 pm. Find your poll site.
Tue, November 5, 2024: Deadline to return early mail/absentee ballot
Last day to postmark your early mail ballot and absentee ballot return envelope. Last day to deliver a ballot in person at the Board of Elections or drop it off at a poll site. Find your poll site.
The Caribbean Equality Project's civic engagement work is hyper-local in Caribbean-centric neighborhoods in NYC, such as Little Guyana in Richmond Hill, Queens, Little Caribbean in Flatbush, Brooklyn, and Castel Hill and Soundview in the Bronx. The organization leads and collaborates with community-based partners, faith-based institutions, and civic groups to organize direct actions to mobilize documented and undocumented LGBTQ+ community members and their families to engage with elected officials through town halls, community board meetings, and city and state hearings, regardless of their immigration status or voter eligibility.
Since 2016, all elections in which we have mobilized voter participation have become the most consequential election cycles in modern times. Voting is a constitutional right, one which we must ALL exercise with liberalism and equity, and it demonstrates our political power to elect progressive leaders. Leaders who will advance LGBTQ+ affirming legislation, end religious and racially discriminatory policies, and fight for equity for ALL, regardless of immigration status. As an LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights organization, we register eligible voters, coordinate political candidate forums, and work with allied community partners to amplify Black and Brown Queer and Trans Caribbean voices in New York City.
Highlights from Previous Election Activities
Community Partners
