S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1566--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 10, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to including a statement
on the envelopes of ballots for absentee voters and special presiden-
tial voters for signature affirmation
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 7-122 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 411 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
follows:
6. On the reverse side of such inner affirmation envelope shall be
printed the following statement:
AFFIRMATION
I do declare that I am a citizen of the United States, that I am duly
registered in the election district shown on the reverse side of this
envelope and I am qualified to vote in such district; that I will be
unable to appear personally on the day of the election for which this
ballot is voted at the polling place of the election district in which I
am a qualified voter because of the reason given on my application here-
tofore submitted; that I have not qualified nor do I intend to vote
elsewhere, that I have not committed any act nor am I under any imped-
iment which denies me the right to vote.
I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of
my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material
false statement in the foregoing statement of absentee voter, I shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Date.................20..... .....................................
Signature or mark of voter
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Signature of Witness (required only
if voter does not sign [his or her]
THEIR own name)
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Address of Witness
IMPORTANT TO ABSENTEE VOTER: YOU MUST SIGN THE AFFIRMATION ON THIS
ENVELOPE.
§ 2. Subdivision 3 of section 7-125 of the election law, as amended by
chapter 411 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
3. On the reverse side of such envelope shall be printed the follow-
ing statement:
STATEMENT OF SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL VOTER
I do declare I am a qualified special presidential voter of said
district; that I am not qualified and am not able to qualify to vote
elsewhere than as set forth on the reverse side of this envelope; that I
am a citizen of the United States; that on the date of the election for
which this ballot is voted, I will be at least eighteen years of age;
and that I have not committed any act, nor am I under any impediment,
which denies me the right to vote.
I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of
my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material
false statement in the foregoing statement, I shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
Date.................20..... .....................................
Signature or mark of voter
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Signature of Witness (required only
if voter does not sign [his or her]
THEIR own name)
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Address of Witness
IMPORTANT TO SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL VOTER: YOU MUST SIGN THE AFFIRMATION
ON THIS ENVELOPE.
§ 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
law.