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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2025
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 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- 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 prohibiting  fraudulent
   absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section  17-172
 to read as follows:
   § 17-172. ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP-OFF FRAUD.  ANY PERSON OR ENTITY, OTHER
 THAN THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, WHO ERECTS, DISPLAYS OR MAINTAINS AN ABSEN-
 TEE BALLOT DROP-OFF BOX OR RECEPTACLE IS GUILTY OF A FELONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03969-01-5