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Senate Bill S9083

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to providing that the ballots of deceased military personnel shall be counted toward the election for which they were cast

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2025-S9083 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 11 §234, Mil L; add §8-413, El L

2025-S9083 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the ballots of deceased military personnel shall be counted toward the election for which they were cast.

2025-S9083 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9083 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9083
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the military law and the election law,  in  relation  to
   the counting of ballots of deceased military personnel
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Article 11 of the military law is amended by adding  a  new
 section 234 to read as follows:
   §  234. COUNTING OF BALLOTS OF DECEASED MILITARY PERSONNEL. ANY MEMBER
 OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD,  ARMY  RESERVE,
 NAVAL  RESERVE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE, AIR FORCE RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD,
 NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK  AIR  NATIONAL  GUARD,  NEW  YORK
 GUARD  OR  NAVAL MILITIA, WHO CASTS AN ABSENTEE OR MILITARY BALLOT WHILE
 ON ACTIVE DUTY, SHALL HAVE SUCH BALLOT BE COUNTED,  IN  THE  EVENT  THAT
 SUCH  SERVICE  MEMBER  DIES AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN COMBAT OPER-
 ATIONS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SCHEDULED ELECTION FOR WHICH IT WAS CAST.
   § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-413 to read
 as follows:
   § 8-413. COUNTING OF  BALLOTS  OF  DECEASED  MILITARY  PERSONNEL.  ANY
 MEMBER  OF  THE  ARMY,  NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD, ARMY
 RESERVE,  NAVAL  RESERVE,  MARINE  CORPS  RESERVE,  AIR  FORCE  RESERVE,
 NATIONAL  GUARD,  NEW  YORK  ARMY  NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL
 GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD OR NAVAL MILITIA, WHO CASTS AN ABSENTEE  OR  MILI-
 TARY  BALLOT WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY, SHALL HAVE SUCH BALLOT BE COUNTED, IN
 THE EVENT THAT SUCH SERVICE MEMBER DIES AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING  IN
 COMBAT OPERATIONS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SCHEDULED ELECTION FOR WHICH IT
 WAS CAST.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14627-01-6

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