S 7188: Requires the board of elections to send an absentee ballot application to all voters who filed an absentee ballot application for the prior election; provides for a permanent absentee ballot application list.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7188 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE April 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- 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 absentee voter applica- tions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 8-400 of the election law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 11 to read as follows: 3 11. Prior to any village election, primary election, special election, 4 or general election, the board of elections shall send an absentee 5 ballot application to all voters who filed an absentee ballot applica- 6 tion pursuant to this section for the previous village election, primary 7 election, special election, or general election. 8 § 2. Section 8-400 of the election law is amended by adding a new 9 subdivision 12 to read as follows: 10 12. The board of elections shall establish a permanent absentee ballot 11 application list which shall indicate all voters who wish to receive an 12 absentee ballot application prior to any village election, primary 13 election, special election, or general election. A voter may request to 14 be placed on such list at any time by making an application to the 15 applicable board of elections electronically or by mail. A voter may 16 request to be removed from such list at any time by making a request to 17 the applicable board of elections in writing, electronically or by mail. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that 19 section two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the 20 same manner as a "CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY 21 proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 2 of the constitution, in 22 relation to authorizing ballot by mail by removing cause for absentee 23 ballot voting" takes effect, in accordance with section 1 of article 19 24 of the constitution. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment 25 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation 26 of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 27 completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11524-01-5