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A 6454: Requires the state board of elections to participate in the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen.
What A 6454 does, verified January 10, 2026
The proposed law aims to verify the citizenship status of individuals who are registered or attempting to register to vote in the state. The state board of elections will participate in the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to check if the person is a United States citizen. The board will also be authorized to share and transmit relevant information with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services agency to verify the person's citizenship status. This information will be shared with the agency for the purpose of verifying the person's citizenship status. The law will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6454
- What is the current status of A 6454?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 6454 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 6454 pass?
- Not yet. A 6454 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6454, and where is it now?
- A 6454 was authored by Asm. Matthew Slater with 12 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 254 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6454 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SLATER, BENDETT, BRABENEC, E. BROWN, MAHER, LEMONDES, ANGELINO, TAGUE, McDONOUGH, DeSTEFANO, GANDOLFO, WALSH, GIGLIO, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to verification of voter qualifications 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 5-108 2 to read as follows: 3 § 5-108. Verification of voter qualifications; citizenship. The state 4 board of elections shall participate in the systematic alien verifica- 5 tion for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States 6 citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who 7 is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen. 8 Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the state 9 board of elections is authorized to share and transmit all relevant 10 information provided by a person, who is either registered or register- 11 ing to vote, to the state board of elections with the United States 12 citizenship and immigration services agency for the purpose of verifying 13 such person's citizenship status. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05175-01-5
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