S 2568: Relates to prohibiting New York city boards of elections from entering into contracts for certain services related to the conduct of elections with any entity that does not employ union labor.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2568 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to prohibiting New York city boards of elections from entering into certain contracts with entities that do not employ union labor The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The New York city charter is amended by adding a new 2 section 1055 to read as follows: 3 § 1055. Private contracts for materials prohibited. Except where 4 expressly permitted by law, the New York city board of elections shall 5 not enter into any contract or agreement with any person, firm, corpo- 6 ration, or other entity, that does not employ union labor, for the prep- 7 aration, design, printing, mailing, distribution, delivery, processing, 8 or counting of ballots, affidavits, petitions, applications, or other 9 papers and materials involved in the conduct of elections and the 10 canvass of results under this chapter. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04987-01-5