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A 5043: Allows delivery of an application for an absentee ballot to the board of elections through and on the day of the election.
What A 5043 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to amend the election law to allow for the delivery of an application for an absentee ballot to the board of elections on the day of the election. This change applies to applications submitted by mail or through the electronic absentee ballot application system. Applications for in-person delivery to the voter or their agent must be received by the board of elections on the day before the election. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5043
- What is the current status of A 5043?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5043 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 5043 pass?
- Not yet. A 5043 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5043, and where is it now?
- A 5043 was authored by Asm. Jonathan Jacobson with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 11, 2025 · 243 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5043 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, PAULIN, EACHUS, REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing delivery of an application for an absentee ballot to the board of elections through and on the day of the election The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the 2 election law, as amended by chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 (c) All applications requesting an absentee ballot by mail or through 5 the electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system must be 6 received by the board of elections not later than the tenth day before 7 the election for which a ballot is first requested. Applications for an 8 absentee ballot that will be delivered in person at the board of 9 elections to the voter or to an agent of the voter must be received by 10 such board not later than the day [before] of such election. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03992-01-5
Text of A 5043 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions