Relates to the New York election officer protection act

Latest action Feb 12, 2026

Prohibits the intimidation, obstruction, or the unlawful dissemination of personal information of election officers; makes election officers eligible for the address confidentiality program.

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Where it stands

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

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

New York State Senate

Same as A10221, 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, the New York Election Officer Protection Act, aims to guard current and former election officers from intimidation and other forms of harassment.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Elections
Senate ElectionsJan 12, 2026Result: passed
(18) (2) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJan 12, 2026Result: passed
(40) (19) (0) (2)

Cosponsors

Al Taylor, Catalina Cruz and 7 more on Agora

Democratic9

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Kristen Gonzalez says this is needed

Poll workers and other election officers play a vital role in our democ- racy, but they face increasingly serious threats. According to a 2024 report by the Brennan Center, more than one-third of local election officials across the country have experienced threats, harassment, or abuse. Close to seventy percent of those officials say that those threats have increased since 2020. In response to these challenges, this bill, the New York Election Offi- cer Protection Act, aims to enhance protections for election workers across the State. The bill establishes new civil and criminal penalties against harassing election officers, and it provides new tools to shield election workers from abuse. In doing so, the bill aims to further safe- guard the integrity of the State's election administration system and, more broadly, its democracy.

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

Feb 12, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly
Jan 12, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jan 12, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.7
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.7
NY Senate
Jan 12, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jan 12, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
NY Assembly

Show full history (3 earlier events)

Jan 12, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jan 9, 2026
Amend and Recommit to Elections
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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