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A 7835: Prohibits the state board of elections and local boards of elections from accepting donations of private funds for election administration.
What A 7835 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to prohibit the state board of elections and local boards of elections from accepting donations of private funds for election administration. Private funds are defined as any amount of money from individuals, corporations, or other non-public entities. This means that boards of elections are not allowed to accept donations from private sources to support election administration activities. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to election law (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7835
- What is the current status of A 7835?
- As of January 11, 2026, A 7835 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 7835 pass?
- Not yet. A 7835 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7835, and where is it now?
- A 7835 was authored by Asm. Matthew Slater with 4 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Election Law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Apr. 11, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 11, 2025 · 283 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7835 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting the state board of elections and local boards of elections from accepting donations of private funds for election administration 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 3-114 2 to read as follows: 3 § 3-114. Receipt of private funding prohibited. The state board of 4 elections is hereby prohibited from accepting any donation of private 5 funds for use for election administration. For the purposes of this 6 section, the term "private funds" shall mean any amount of money from 7 any individual, corporation or other business entity, nonprofit or not- 8 for-profit organization, or other non-public entity. 9 § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-228 to read 10 as follows: 11 § 3-228. Receipt of private funding prohibited. All boards of 12 elections in this state are hereby prohibited from accepting any 13 donation of private funds for use for election administration. For the 14 purposes of this section, the term "private funds" shall mean any amount 15 of money from any individual, corporation or other business entity, 16 nonprofit or not-for-profit organization, or other non-public entity. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05174-01-5
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