New York S 1809: Authorizes full-time college students to act as election inspectors and poll clerks in the election district where their colleges are located

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S01809 Summary:

BILL NOS01809 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08388

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSRWEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3-400, El L

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Authorizes, under certain circumstances, full-time college and university students to act as election inspectors and poll clerks in the election district where their college or university is located.

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BILL NOS01809 

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

02/10/20251ST REPORT CAL.293

02/11/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/12/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/19/2025PASSED SENATE

03/19/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/19/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1348

06/01/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A8388

&nbspA08388 AMEND= Jackson

&nbsp05/13/2025referred to election law

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to election law

&nbsp02/11/2026reported 

&nbsp02/12/2026advanced to third reading cal.258

&nbsp05/06/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/06/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp05/06/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

&nbsp06/01/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S1809

&nbsp06/01/20263RD READING CAL.1348

&nbsp06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/01/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1809

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 appointment of
 college and university students as election inspectors

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 3-400 of the election law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
 3 6-a. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision six of this
 4 section, any person who is a full-time college or university student may
 5 be certified and act as an election inspector or poll clerk in the coun-
 6 ty in which such person's college or university is located, or, if
 7 located within the city of New York, then such person may be so certi-
 8 fied in any county therein, provided such person:
 9 (1) is registered to vote in this state;
 10 (2) holds no elective office;
 11 (3) is not a candidate for any public office to be voted for by the
 12 voters of the district in which such person is to serve, and is not the
 13 spouse, parent or child of such a candidate; and
 14 (4) is able to speak and read the English language and write it legi-
 15 bly.
 16 (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "full-time" shall
 17 mean any matriculated student enrolled in at least twelve credit hours
 18 per semester at a college, as defined by subdivision two of section six
 19 hundred one of the education law, located in this state.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05070-01-5

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