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S 4274: 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 S 4274 does, verified December 6, 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 a written notice to each registered voter 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. The board must also notify various officials, including state party chairpersons, county party chairpersons, state assembly members, state senators, city council members, and assembly district leaders, at least five days before the change. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.603 (2025-12-05)Alert me
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| Dec. 05, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.603 |
| Dec. 01, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.341 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 3, 2025 · 344 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4274 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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 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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