Assembly Bill A2088

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the number of voting machines required, supplies at polling locations and the number of affidavit ballots to be supplied at polling locations

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A2088 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7-202-a, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4602
2015-2016: A4733
2017-2018: A3747
2019-2020: A983
2021-2022: A106
2023-2024: A3747

2025-A2088 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the total number of voting machines required at polling sites in cities with populations of one million or more.

2025-A2088 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2088
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  EICHENSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  the  total  number  of
   voting  machines  required at polling sites in cities with populations
   of one million or more
 
   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 7-202-a
 to read as follows:
   § 7-202-A. MINIMUM NUMBER OF VOTING MACHINES REQUIRED IN CITIES WITH A
 POPULATION  OF  ONE  MILLION OR MORE. IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE
 MILLION OR MORE THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF
 ONE VOTING MACHINE  FOR  EVERY  ONE  THOUSAND  FOUR  HUNDRED  REGISTERED
 VOTERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02215-01-5

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