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NY S 7961

in committee

Relates to designating state university campuses as early voting sites and polling sites

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 7961 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7961 is in committee as of 2026-04-15 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-15): PRINT NUMBER 7961A

What is NY S 7961 about?

Designates campuses which are operated by the state university of New York with at least sixteen thousand enrolled students and an on campus dormitory as early voting sites and polling sites; provides that such designation requirements shall not apply where an early voting site or polling site is already designated within one mile of the geographic boundaries of such campus.

Who sponsors NY S 7961?

Patricia Fahy is the primary sponsor of NY S 7961.

Description

Designates campuses which are operated by the state university of New York with at least sixteen thousand enrolled students and an on campus dormitory as early voting sites and polling sites; provides that such designation requirements shall not apply where an early voting site or polling site is already designated within one mile of the geographic boundaries of such campus.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-15 — PRINT NUMBER 7961A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Patricia Fahyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-15

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-04-15

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-04-15

    PRINT NUMBER 7961A

    amendment-passage

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8783not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 4179not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 34not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 2554

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7961?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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