A 5382: Requires each county board of elections to notify voters in such county of each candidate to be voted on in each election prior to each such election.
What A 5382 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to notify voters of the candidates to be voted on in each election. The county board of elections will email a postcard to every registered voter with available email addresses six days before an election, and mail a physical copy to each household with a registered voter. If it's impossible to provide the postcard on time, it will be provided as soon as possible after the election. The changes will take effect 108 days after the bill becomes a law.
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Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5382
- What is the current status of A 5382?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5382 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 5382 pass?
- Not yet. A 5382 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5382, and where is it now?
- A 5382 was authored by Asm. Brian Cunningham. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law. It is filed under ELN, alongside 111 other New York ELN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 13, 2025 · 250 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5382 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to notifying voters of the candidates to be voted on in each election The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 4-122 of the election law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. Upon publication of the list described in subdivision one of this 4 section, the county board of elections shall email, if a registered 5 voter's email is available to the county board of elections, to every 6 registered voter in the county a postcard containing such list. The 7 board shall also mail at least one physical copy of the postcard to each 8 household with a registered voter in the county. Should the board of 9 elections find it impossible to provide such postcard six days before an 10 election, it shall provide such postcard at the earliest possible day 11 thereafter before such election. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 13 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06620-01-5
Text of A 5382 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions