NY State Senate Bill 2025-S4274A

Senate Bill S4274A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 13, 2025	print number 4274a
May 13, 2025	amend (t) and recommit to elections
Feb 03, 2025	referred to elections

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2025-S4274 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7618
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §4-104, El L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S9802

2025-S4274 - Summary

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.

2025-S4274 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4274

SPONSOR: KAVANAGH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring boards of
elections to provide certain notices prior to a change of polling place

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

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.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends subdivision 2 of section 4-104 of the
election law to require when any board of elections is notified of the
need to change the location of a polling place, such board of election
shall, within five days of receiving such notice, notify the chair-
persons of all state party committees, the chairpersons of all county
party committees in the county in which such polling place is located,

the member of the state assembly in which such polling place is located,
and the state senator representing the district in which such polling
place is located.

Section two of the bill sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

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 state party committees, the
chairpersons of all county party committees in the county in which such
polling place is located, the member of the state assembly in which such
polling palace is located, and the state senator representing the
district in which such polling place is located.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024: S9802 (Kavanagh - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S4274 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4274
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  requiring  boards  of
   elections  to  provide  certain  notices  prior to a change of polling
   place

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  4-104 of the election law is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. (A) If the board of elections, after designating a  polling  place,
 and  after  sending  written notice of such polling place to each regis-
 tered voter, designates an alternative polling place, it must, at  least
 five days before the next election or day for registration, send by mail
 a  written notice to each registered voter notifying [him] SUCH VOTER of
 the changed location of such polling place. If such notice is not possi-
 ble the board of elections must  provide  for  an  alternative  form  of
 notice  to  be  given  to voters at the location of the previous polling
 place.
   (B) WHEN ANY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS NOTIFIED OF THE NEED TO CHANGE  THE
 LOCATION  OF  A POLLING PLACE, SUCH BOARD OF ELECTION SHALL, WITHIN FIVE
 DAYS OF RECEIVING SUCH NOTICE, NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS:
   (I) THE CHAIRPERSONS OF ALL STATE PARTY COMMITTEES;
   (II) THE CHAIRPERSONS OF ALL COUNTY PARTY COMMITTEES IN THE COUNTY  IN
 WHICH SUCH POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED;
   (III)  THE  MEMBER  OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN
 WHICH SUCH POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED; AND
   (IV) THE STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH POLLING
 PLACE IS LOCATED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08055-01-5

2025-S4274A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7618
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §4-104, El L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S9802

2025-S4274A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S4274A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4274A

SPONSOR: KAVANAGH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring 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

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

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.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends subdivision 2 of section 4-104 of the
election law to require when any board of elections is notified of the
need to change the location of a polling place, such board of election
shall, within five days of receiving such notice, notify the chair-
persons of all state party committees, the chairpersons of all county

party committees in the county in which such polling place is located,
the member of the state assembly in which such polling place is located,
the state senator representing the district in which such polling place
is located, and the city council member representing the district in
which such polling place is located.

Section two of the bill sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

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 state party committees, the
chairpersons of all county party committees in the county in which such
polling place is located, the member of the state assembly in which such
polling palace is located, and the state senator representing the
district in which such polling place is located.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024: 59802 (Kavanagh) - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S4274A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4274--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring 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
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section  4-104  of  the  election  law  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  (A)  If the board of elections, after designating a polling place,
 and after sending written notice of such polling place  to  each  regis-
 tered  voter, designates an alternative polling place, it must, at least
 five days before the next election or day for registration, send by mail
 a written notice to each registered voter notifying [him] SUCH VOTER  of
 the changed location of such polling place. If such notice is not possi-
 ble  the  board  of  elections  must  provide for an alternative form of
 notice to be given to voters at the location  of  the  previous  polling
 place.
   (B) IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, WHEN THE BOARD
 OF ELECTIONS IS NOTIFIED OF THE NEED TO CHANGE THE LOCATION OF A POLLING
 PLACE, SUCH BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL, WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF RECEIVING SUCH
 NOTICE, NOTIFY BY MAIL THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS:
   (I) THE CHAIRPERSONS OF ALL STATE PARTY COMMITTEES;
   (II)  THE CHAIRPERSONS OF ALL COUNTY PARTY COMMITTEES IN THE COUNTY IN
 WHICH SUCH POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED;
   (III) THE MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING  THE  DISTRICT  IN
 WHICH SUCH POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED;
   (IV) THE STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH POLLING
 PLACE IS LOCATED; AND
   (V)  THE  CITY  COUNCILMEMBER  REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH
 POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08055-03-5

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