The New York City Bar Association wants to ensure New Yorkers are aware of their voting rights as the eve of early voting , which runs from Oct. 24 to Nov. 1 for the Nov. 3, 2026 General Election , approaches.

To do so, it’s leveraging its platform in an ongoing new campaign meant to inform New Yorkers about their legal rights called The Law is Ours , to create and post a series of videos on Instagram , TikTok and YouTube informing the public about their voting rights and the electoral process.

Some of the already-released videos – featuring NYC labor attorney Janelle Romaro-Batra – include information about making a plan to vote , mail-in voting , time off to vote , voter intimidation , voter registration in New York , photo ID requirements , voting after a name change , ICE agents at polling places , voter data privacy , and other election-adjacent legal issues.

New York City Bar Association President Matthew Diller said the City Bar had decided to launch the video series because the country’s democracy depends both on the right to vote and people’s trust in and knowledge of the electoral process.

To support that, the association also plans to produce additional videos following the election to address legal and constitutional issues as events — like possible challenges and litigation over election results or continued disputes between the Trump administration and some states over voting-related matters — unfold.

"In the days and weeks following the election, Americans are likely to encounter a flood of disputes, litigation and misinformation about election outcomes,” Diller said. “The New York City Bar Association will serve as a trusted source of impartial, nonpartisan legal analysis, helping the public understand what the law requires, what the courts will be asked to decide, and what those developments mean for our democratic institutions."

Videos like this represent a hallmark of the City Bar’s The Law Is Ours campaign, which uses concise, accessible videos to explain why the rule of law matters and to help both lawyers and non-lawyers better understand the legal principles and rights that affect their daily lives.

Voters will cast ballots to elect the governor, Congress members in the House of Representatives, state assembly members and senators, city council members and judges between Oct. 24 and Nov. 3.

New Yorkers can find the hours and addresses of the early voting and Election Day polling locations assigned to them, as well as view their full sample ballots, at findmypollsite.vote.nyc .

Isabella Gallo covers courts and law for amNewYork Law. She breaks down legal developments, court decisions, cases, lawsuits and the work of attorneys and judges to make the law more accessible to the public and provide a reliable resource to lawyers looking to understand how recent rulings could impact their practice.

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