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Kristen Gonzalez

Sponsor · State Senator, District 59 · Democratic/Working Families

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Senate bill · S8615 (2025-26)

Establishes an election security navigator program within the state board of elections

Latest action May 11, 2026

Summary

Establishes an election security navigator program within the state board of elections to provide assistance for local boards of elections in mitigating cybersecurity threats, improving physical and operational preparedness, and enhancing public confidence in the integrity of elections.

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Where it stands

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

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

New York State Senate

Same as A11324, 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, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill would create an election security navigator program within the New York State Board of Elections to provide technical assistance, training, and coordination for local boards of elections in preparing for and mitigating cyber, physical, operational, and informational threats to election infrastructure

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

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Committee vote · Elections

    Senate ElectionsFeb 24, 2026Result: passed

    (6) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Erik Bottcher

  • Democratic1
See the full list on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

The sponsor's argument

Why Kristen Gonzalez says this is needed

As threats to election infrastructure grow increasingly complex, ranging from ransomware and cyberattacks to foreign disinformation campaigns and threats to poll workers, New York must continue to act proactively to protect the integrity of its democratic processes. While large jurisdictions may have internal technology staff or vendor agreements sufficient to meet the growing needs of election cybersecuri- ty, many small and rural counties lack the resources to address these ballooning challenges. This legislation establishes a support framework modeled on successful navigator programs in other states, leveraging trained personnel to assist local boards with preparedness, response, and resiliency. Such navigator programs have been recognized as a national best practice for modern election infrastructure security.

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. May 11, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

    NY Assembly

  2. Feb 26, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

    NY Senate

  4. Dec 12, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO RULES

    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 21, 2026. About our data

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