| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2025 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S1195
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 26th Senate District
(R) 1st Senate District
2025-S1195 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S1195 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1195
SPONSOR: ADDABBO
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the election law, in relation to ballots that contain
the name of a candidate who previously withdrew from an election
PURPOSE:
To disqualify a vote cast for a candidate who has voluntarily withdrawn
from consideration prior to the election.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 7-202 of the election law is amended
by adding a new paragraph u to stipulate that a voting machine reject
any ballot cast by a voter that contains a vote for a candidate that has
withdrawn his or her name as a candidate prior to the election. A notice
to the voter must state that the name of the individual is no longer a
candidate and that the voter must complete a new ballot.
2025-S1195 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1195
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 8, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, GOUNARDES, PALUMBO -- 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 ballots that contain
the name of a candidate who previously withdrew from an election
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph s and t of subdivision 1 of section 7-202 of the
election law, as added by chapter 181 of the laws of 2005, are amended
and a new paragraph u is added to read as follows:
s. permit alternative language accessibility pursuant to the require-
ments of section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
1973aa-1a) such that it must have the capacity to display the full
ballot in the alternative languages required by the federal Voting
Rights Act if such voting machine or system is to be used where such
alternative languages are required or where the local board deems such
feature necessary; [and]
t. not include any device or functionality potentially capable of
externally transmitting or receiving data via the internet or via radio
waves or via other wireless means[.]; AND
U. FOR ELECTIONS HELD ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
SEVEN, REJECT ANY BALLOT CAST BY A VOTER WHICH CONTAINS A VOTE FOR A
CANDIDATE THAT WITHDREW SUCH CANDIDATE'S NAME AS A CANDIDATE FOR
ELECTION PRIOR TO SUCH ELECTION AND WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THE BALLOT.
UPON REJECTION OF SUCH BALLOT, THE VOTING MACHINE SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE
TO THE VOTER THAT THE BALLOT HAS BEEN REJECTED. SUCH NOTICE SHALL ALSO
STATE THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO IS NOT LONGER A CANDIDATE AND A STATE-
MENT THAT THE VOTER MUST COMPLETE A NEW BALLOT. THE STATE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
§ 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027. Effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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