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S 4136: Provides that whenever a contiguous property of a college or university contains three hundred or more registrants, the polling place designated for such election district shall be on such contiguous property or at a location approved by the college or university.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What S 4136 does, verified January 8, 2026

The proposed law aims to amend the Election Law in relation to election districts and polling places. It introduces a new provision that allows contiguous properties of colleges or universities with three hundred or more registered voters to be designated as early voting polling places. This provision would be implemented by the college or university, with approval from the state. The new provision would take effect on January 1, 2028.

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Michael GianarisAndrew GounardesJohn LiuRachel MayZellnor MyrieRoxanne PersaudToby Ann Stavisky
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Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 3, 2025 · 203 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4136 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE February 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, PERSAUD, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the boundaries of election districts and the designation of polling places 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 8-600 of the election law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows: 3 (i) Whenever a contiguous property of a college or university contains 4 three hundred or more registrants (excluding registrants in inactive 5 status) who are registered to vote at an address on such contiguous 6 property, such contiguous property or a location approved by the college 7 or university shall be designated as an early voting polling place. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2028. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07701-01-5 
Text of S 4136 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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