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A 5183: Directs the state board of elections to create a plan to permit voting by mail in the event of a natural disaster or state of emergency.
What A 5183 does, verified January 10, 2026
The state of New York is introducing a law to establish voting by mail in cases of natural disasters or state of emergency. The state board of elections must create a plan that complies with existing election law by September 1, 2025. This plan will provide for the distribution of mail-in ballots to eligible voters and allow them to cast their votes by mailing the ballots or by voting in person at designated locations. The law will take effect immediately, allowing for the implementation of this new voting system in emergency situations.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5183
- What is the current status of A 5183?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 5183 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 5183 pass?
- Not yet. A 5183 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5183, and where is it now?
- A 5183 was authored by Asm. Jonathan Jacobson with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 237 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5183 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT relating to the establishment of voting by mail in the case of a natural disaster or state of emergency The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The state board of elections shall, by September 1, 2025 or 2 30 days after this act shall have become a law, whichever comes first, 3 create a plan that provides for the establishment and use of voting by 4 mail for elections in the case of a natural disaster or state of emer- 5 gency. Such plan shall otherwise comply with all provisions of the 6 election law. For purposes of this section, "voting by mail" shall mean 7 an election for which all eligible voters receive ballots by mail and 8 vote by mailing those ballots, depositing the ballots at, as applicable, 9 drop-off locations or voter service and polling centers, or, as applica- 10 ble, by voting at a voter service and polling center. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02367-01-5
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