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A 10960: Requires the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration of the confidentiality of such registration records; requires such notice to include information on a new application for confidentiality of records.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified October 27, 2026

What A 10960 does, verified October 27, 2026

<p>The bill requires the Board of Elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose voter registration records are kept confidential about the expiration of this confidentiality four years later. The notice must include information on how to apply for an extension and should be mailed at least six months before the confidentiality period ends.</p>

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Last action: delivered to governor (2026-10-26)Alert me
Quick answers about A 10960
What is the current status of A 10960?
As of October 27, 2026, A 10960 is recorded as "Passed both houses": it has cleared both chambers and awaits the Governor's signature or veto. The last recorded action, on October 26, 2026, was "delivered to governor".
Did A 10960 pass?
Not yet law. A 10960 has passed both houses and is waiting for the Governor to sign or veto it.
Who wrote A 10960, and where is it now?
A 10960 was authored by Asm. Linda Rosenthal with 1 coauthor.
Recent actions13 total · showing 5
Oct. 26, 2026delivered to governor
Jun. 01, 2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun. 01, 2026PASSED SENATE
Jun. 01, 20263RD READING CAL.1493
Jun. 01, 2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9671A
Full action history, 8 earlier actionsConnect Plus
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 14, 2026 · 223 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10960  IN ASSEMBLY April 14, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration of the confidentiality of such registration records The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 5-508 of the election law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 3 (c) The board of elections shall provide a notice of the four-year 4 period's expiration date to each victim of domestic violence whose 5 registration is maintained as confidential in accordance with this 6 section. Such notice shall include information on the application proc- 7 ess to extend such four-year period. Such notice shall be mailed to the 8 victim of domestic violence no later than six months prior to the expi- 9 ration of such four-year period. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14320-01-5 
Text of A 10960 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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