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A 4275: Requires the state board of elections to conduct a background check on all candidates which appear on a ballot.
What A 4275 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to require the state board of elections to conduct a background check on all candidates that appear on a ballot in an election. The background check must be performed at least thirty days prior to the election. This measure is intended to increase transparency and accountability in the electoral process.
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4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Jan. 31, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 31, 2025 · 170 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4275 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the state board of elections to conduct a background check on all candi- dates which appear on a ballot The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3-102 of the election law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 19 to read as follows: 3 19. perform a background check on each candidate which will appear on 4 a ballot in an election no later than thirty days prior to such 5 election. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06296-01-5
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