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Senate Bill S5183

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Includes a statement on the envelopes of ballots for early mail voters, absentee voters and special presidential voters for signature affirmation

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2025-S5183 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1566
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7-122 & 7-125, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8850, A10875
2021-2022: S1992, A6122
2023-2024: S2057, A3905

2025-S5183 - Summary

Includes a statement on the envelopes of ballots for early mail voters, absentee voters and special presidential voters for signature affirmation.

2025-S5183 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5183 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5183
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  JACKSON,  BAILEY, FELDER, FERNANDEZ, SEPULVEDA --
   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 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.
                                                            LBD00491-02-5
 S. 5183                             2

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2025-S5183A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1566
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7-122 & 7-125, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8850, A10875
2021-2022: S1992, A6122
2023-2024: S2057, A3905

2025-S5183A - Summary

Includes a statement on the envelopes of ballots for early mail voters, absentee voters and special presidential voters for signature affirmation.

2025-S5183A - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5183A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5183--A
     Cal. No. 443
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. JACKSON, BAILEY, FERNANDEZ, SEPULVEDA, WEBB -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Elections -- recommitted to the Committee on Elections in
   accordance  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
   committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
   reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
   order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to including  a  statement
   on the envelopes of ballots for early mail voters, absentee voters and
   special presidential 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 7-119  of  the  election  law,  as
 added by chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, 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  have  not
 qualified  nor  do I intend to vote elsewhere, 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 of early mail voter, I shall
 be guilty of a misdemeanor.
 
 Date ............... 20 ................
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00491-04-6

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2025-S5183B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1566
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§7-122 & 7-125, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8850, A10875
2021-2022: S1992, A6122
2023-2024: S2057, A3905

2025-S5183B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes a statement on the envelopes of ballots for early mail voters, absentee voters and special presidential voters for signature affirmation.

2025-S5183B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5183B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5183--B
     Cal. No. 443
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. JACKSON, BAILEY, FERNANDEZ, SEPULVEDA, WEBB -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Elections -- recommitted to the Committee on Elections in
   accordance  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
   committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
   reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
   order of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retain-
   ing its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to including  a  statement
   on the envelopes of ballots for early mail voters, absentee voters and
   special presidential 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 7-119  of  the  election  law,  as
 added by chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, 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  have  not
 qualified  nor  do I intend to vote elsewhere, 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 of early mail voter, I shall
 be guilty of a misdemeanor.
 
 Date ............... 20 ................
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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