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S 7047: Requires the county seat in Madison county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting.
What S 7047 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill requires that at least one polling place be designated for early voting in the county seat of Madison County. This requirement applies to general, primary, run-off primary, or special elections held after the bill takes effect. The polling place is to be situated in a location that is easily accessible, preferably along a public transportation route.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO ELECTIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7047
- What is the current status of S 7047?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7047 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 ELECTIONS".
- Did S 7047 pass?
- Not yet. S 7047 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7047, and where is it now?
- S 7047 was authored by Sen. Joseph Griffo. Its committee of record is Senate Elections.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS |
| Mar. 31, 2025 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 31, 2025 · 256 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7047 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- 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 the county seat in Madison county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 8-600 of the 2 election law, as amended by chapter 781 of the laws of 2021, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 (b) The largest city in the county or, if there is no city in the 5 county, the municipality with the highest population in each county 6 based on the latest federal decennial census, or the county seat in 7 Washington county, or the county seat in Madison county, shall have at 8 least one polling place designated for early voting, and to the extent 9 practicable if such city or municipality has public transportation 10 routes, such polling place shall be situated along such transportation 11 routes. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025 and shall apply to any 13 general, primary, run-off primary, or special election held thereafter. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11414-01-5
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