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A 7804: Changes party enrollment of voters where the enrolled party contained the word "Independence" or "Independent" to not being enrolled in any party.
What A 7804 does, verified September 28, 2025
The proposed law aims to change the voter enrollment process in New York. Currently, voters enrolled in parties that contain the words "independence" or "independent" will be automatically unenrolled from these parties. This change will require voters to re-enroll in a party of their choice or be unenrolled from all parties. The law will take effect immediately upon its passage.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: substituted by s923 (2025-05-29)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7804
- What is the current status of A 7804?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 7804 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on May 29, 2025, was "substituted by s923".
- Did A 7804 pass?
- Not yet. A 7804 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7804, and where is it now?
- A 7804 was authored by Asm. Latrice Walker with 1 coauthor.
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| May. 29, 2025 | substituted by s923 |
| May. 29, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.345 |
| May. 29, 2025 | rules report cal.345 |
| May. 29, 2025 | reported |
| May. 28, 2025 | reported referred to rules |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 11, 2025 · 170 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7804 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to changing party enroll- ment of voters where the enrolled party contained the word "Independ- ence" or "Independent" 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 5-312 2 to read as follows: 3 § 5-312. Enrollment; unenrollment from certain parties. Any person 4 enrolled in a party which includes the words "Independence" or "Inde- 5 pendent" shall have their voter enrollment changed such that they are 6 not enrolled in any party. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03191-01-5
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