Assembly Bill A4275

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the state board of elections to conduct a background check on all candidates which appear on a ballot

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A4275 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-102, El L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5867

2025-A4275 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state board of elections to conduct a background check on all candidates which appear on a ballot.

2025-A4275 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4275
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the
   state board of elections to conduct a background check on  all  candi-
   dates which appear on a ballot

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3-102 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19.  PERFORM A BACKGROUND CHECK ON EACH CANDIDATE WHICH WILL APPEAR ON
 A BALLOT IN AN  ELECTION  NO  LATER  THAN  THIRTY  DAYS  PRIOR  TO  SUCH
 ELECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06296-01-5

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