Bill Commons

NY S 5493

in committee

Proposes an amendment to section 7 of article 2 of the Constitution, in relation to requiring the use of paper ballots in elections

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Proposes an amendment to require the use of paper ballots in elections.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-03 — OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Mark Walczykprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-21

    TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

  3. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-08

    TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION

  5. 2026-02-03

    OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

Versions

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Related bills

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5493?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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