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Zellnor Myrie

Sponsor · State Senator, District 20 · Democratic

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Senate bill · S1036 (2025-26)

Provides that a voter may register to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to remain

Latest action Jan 12, 2026

Summary

Provides that a voter may register to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to return, including a second home or a vacation home or a home where a student lives while attending a college or university.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A3152, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Election Law.

Committee

Election Law · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Elections · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill provides that a voter may register to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to return.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJan 12, 2026Result: passed

    (37) (22) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Elections

    Senate ElectionsJan 12, 2026Result: passed

    (14) (6) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJan 13, 2025Result: passed

    (39) (22) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Rules

    Senate RulesJan 13, 2025Result: passed

    (14) (7) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Gustavo Rivera, John Liu and 3 more on Agora

  • Democratic5
See the full list on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why Zellnor Myrie says this is needed

Despite many court rulings against such practices, legal challenges are repeatedly brought against second homeowners' or part-time residents' absentee ballots although such voters are legitimately registered to vote in the county from those residences. These legal challenges to ballots often include an invasion of the voters' privacy and are a form of voter suppression. Even when the ballots are ultimately counted; the process can have a chilling effect on voters' willingness to cast an absentee ballot in the future. The process also constitutes a waste of judicial resources and the resources of the local board of elections. This legislation would make clear that a voter may register to vote from any residence to which he or she maintains a continuous connection with intent to return, such as a second or vacation home, to eliminate frivo- lous efforts to disenfranchise such voters.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

  1. Jan 12, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 12, 2026

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.4

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.4

    NY Senate

  3. Jan 12, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 12, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    NY Assembly

  5. Jan 12, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

Show full history (10 earlier events)
  1. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    NY Assembly

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    NY Senate

  4. Jan 23, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    NY Assembly

  5. Jan 13, 2025

    In committee

    COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

    NY Senate

  6. Jan 13, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  7. Jan 13, 2025

    Ordered to Third Reading CAL.6

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.6

    NY Senate

  8. Jan 13, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  9. Jan 13, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    NY Assembly

  10. Jan 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    NY Senate

About this record

Summary

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 31, 2026. About our data

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