Bill Commons

NY S 570

in committee

Relates to the removal of an election commissioner

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 570 pass?

Not yet. NY S 570 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

What is NY S 570 about?

Relates to the removal of an election commissioner by the governor or by affirmative vote of a majority of commissioners of the state board of elections for incompetence, misconduct, or other good cause, provided that prior to removal, such election commissioner shall be given a written copy of the charges against them and have an opportunity to be heard in their defense.

Who sponsors NY S 570?

Rachel May is the primary sponsor of NY S 570, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Relates to the removal of an election commissioner by the governor or by affirmative vote of a majority of commissioners of the state board of elections for incompetence, misconduct, or other good cause, provided that prior to removal, such election commissioner shall be given a written copy of the charges against them and have an opportunity to be heard in their defense.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Rachel Mayprimary
  • Leroy Comriecosponsor
  • William Webercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-06

    1ST REPORT CAL.956

  3. 2025-05-07

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 2025-05-08

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2025-06-13

    COMMITTED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Elections Vote

    2025-05-06 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • George Borrello: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8337not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 585not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 2347

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S570?summary=&detail=

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