Requires the board of elections in a city with a population of one million or more to provide certain notices prior to a change of polling place

Latest action Dec 5, 2025

Requires the board of elections in a city with a population of one million or more to notify by mail state and county party committees and certain elected officials prior to a change of polling place.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A7618, 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 would require boards of elections, within five days of receiv- ing notice of the need to change the location of a polling place, to notify officials.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 12, 2025Result: passed
(57) (2) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Elections
Senate ElectionsMay 28, 2025Result: passed
(6) (1) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Jeffrey Dinowitz, Robert Jackson and 1 more on Agora

Democratic3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Brian Kavanagh says this is needed

Current law requires the board of elections, at least five days before the next election or day before registration, to send by mail a written notice to each registered voter notifying such voter if a changed location of their designated polling place. However, current law does not provide such notification to state and county officials. This legislation would require that the board of elections, within five days of receiving notice of the need to change the location of a polling place, to notify the chairpersons of all county party committees in the county in which such polling place is located and the member of the state assembly, state senator, city councilmember, and assembly district leader in which such polling place is located and and any member of the state assembly, state senator, city councilmember, and assembly district leader, whose district includes any election district the residents of which are assigned to vote at such polling place.

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

Dec 5, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.603
NY Senate
Dec 1, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 16, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.341
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.341
NY Assembly
Jun 16, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 16, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A7618C
NY Assembly

Show full history (21 earlier events)

Jun 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 12, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 12, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 4274C
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7618C
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Amended
AMENDED 4274B
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Amended
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7618B
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Recalled From Senate
RECALLED FROM SENATE
NY Assembly
May 29, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
May 29, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
May 29, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
NY Senate
May 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
May 29, 2025
Rules Report CAL.341
RULES REPORT CAL.341
NY Assembly
May 28, 2025
1ST Report CAL.1331
1ST REPORT CAL.1331
NY Senate
May 28, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 13, 2025
Amend (t) and Recommit to Election Law
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
May 13, 2025
Amend (t) and Recommit to Elections
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
NY Senate
Apr 1, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
Feb 3, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
NY Senate

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