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NY S 6995

in committee

Relates to voting by mail and early voting

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Amends early voting provisions; provides that an application for an absentee ballot that does not provide a reason that the applicant is entitled to such a ballot shall be processed as an application for an early mail ballot.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-20 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kristen Gonzalezprimary
  • Leroy Comriecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-28

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-06

    1ST REPORT CAL.962

  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

  7. 2026-05-20

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    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

  • Elections Vote

    2026-05-20 · 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

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6995?summary=&detail=

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