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A 5041: Prohibits fraudulent absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles by making it a felony for anyone other than the board of elections to erect, display or maintain an absentee ballot drop-off box or receptacle.
What A 5041 does, verified May 16, 2026
The proposed law aims to prevent fraudulent absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles in New York State. The law defines erecting, displaying, or maintaining such a box or receptacle as a felony offense. This means that any individual or entity, other than the board of elections, who sets up or uses these boxes or receptacles will be considered guilty of a serious crime. The law will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5041
- What is the current status of A 5041?
- As of May 16, 2026, A 5041 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to election law".
- Did A 5041 pass?
- Not yet. A 5041 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5041, and where is it now?
- A 5041 was authored by Asm. Jonathan Jacobson with 8 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Mar. 27, 2025 | reference changed to election law |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 11, 2025 · 162 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5041 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, LUPARDO, EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting fraudulent absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 17-172 2 to read as follows: 3 § 17-172. Absentee ballot drop-off fraud. Any person or entity, other 4 than the board of elections, who erects, displays or maintains an absen- 5 tee ballot drop-off box or receptacle is guilty of a felony. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03969-01-5
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