Establishes minimum staffing levels for certain local board of elections

Latest action May 6, 2026

Requires a board of elections in a county with over ten thousand active registered voters to employ a minimum of four full-time employees which may include the commissioner and deputies if such positions are full time.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A6069, 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 legislation would ensure that each local board of elections is properly staffed with an appropriate number of employees proportional to the number of registered voters.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Elections
Senate ElectionsMay 6, 2025Result: passed
(5) (2) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Al Taylor, Amy Paulin and 22 more on Agora

Democratic24

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Rachel May says this is needed

Voting is a part of an individual's civic duty. Participation in poli- tical discourse and elections has increased over the past two years. This is largely in part to the fact that New York State has taken affir- mative action to increase voter participation and increase access to voting. Recent chapters, allow for early voting, ballot drop boxes, and mail in voting. The State is also poised to adopt automatic voter registration, same day registration, a permanent no-fault absentee ballot program. Many boards of elections currently rely on a mix of full time employees and temporary employees a full time staff who is qualified, trained, and up to date with current election law. The State has assisted local boards with funding early voting initi- atives, including most recently, $2 million in additional funding for Local Boards of Elections in the Adopted Budget FY 2021-2022. A majority of local boards' current staffing structure already comply with this legislation. This would ensure uniformity so that boards of elections are equipped to handle the volume of voters in a given area. Nothing in this law would prohibit a board of elections from hiring more staff than as required by this legislation.

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

May 6, 2026
Amend (t) and Recommit to Elections
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
NY Senate
May 6, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Apr 30, 2026
Amend (t) and Recommit to Election Law
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
NY Senate

Show full history (6 earlier events)

Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
May 8, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
May 7, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
May 6, 2025
1ST Report CAL.957
1ST REPORT CAL.957
NY Senate
Feb 26, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
NY Senate

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