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A 7618: Requires the board of elections in a city with a population of one million or more to notify by mail state and county party committees and certain elected officials prior to a change of polling place.
What A 7618 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill requires the board of elections in cities with a population of one million or more to provide certain notices prior to a change of polling place. The board must send written notices to registered voters at least five days before the next election or day for registration, informing them of the changed location of the polling place. If the notice cannot be sent by mail, the board must provide an alternative form of notice to be given to voters at the location of the previous polling place. Additionally, the board must notify specific officials, including state and local representatives, and assembly district leaders, of the change in polling place. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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✓In CommitteeComplete
✓First Chamber FloorComplete
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: substituted by s4274c (2025-06-16)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7618
- What is the current status of A 7618?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 7618 is recorded as "Passed first house": it has passed the chamber it started in and is now before the second chamber. The last recorded action, on June 16, 2025, was "substituted by s4274c".
- Did A 7618 pass?
- Not yet. A 7618 has passed its house of origin and is now before the second chamber, where it needs committee approval and a floor vote.
- Who wrote A 7618, and where is it now?
- A 7618 was authored by Asm. Grace Lee with 3 coauthors.
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| Jun. 16, 2025 | substituted by s4274c |
| Jun. 09, 2025 | amended on third reading 7618c |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | amended on third reading 7618b |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | vote reconsidered - restored to third reading |
| Jun. 04, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 340 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7618 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring boards of elections to provide certain notices prior to a change of polling place The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 4-104 of the election law is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 2. (a) If the board of elections, after designating a polling place, 4 and after sending written notice of such polling place to each regis- 5 tered voter, designates an alternative polling place, it must, at least 6 five days before the next election or day for registration, send by mail 7 a written notice to each registered voter notifying [him] such voter of 8 the changed location of such polling place. If such notice is not possi- 9 ble the board of elections must provide for an alternative form of 10 notice to be given to voters at the location of the previous polling 11 place. 12 (b) When any board of elections is notified of the need to change the 13 location of a polling place, such board of election shall, within five 14 days of receiving such notice, notify the following officials: 15 (i) the chairpersons of all state party committees; 16 (ii) the chairpersons of all county party committees in the county in 17 which such polling place is located; 18 (iii) the member of the state assembly representing the district in 19 which such polling place is located; and 20 (iv) the state senator representing the district in which such polling 21 place is located. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08055-01-5
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