New York A 5041: Relates to prohibiting fraudulent absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles

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A05041 Summary:

BILL NOA05041 

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SAME ASSAME AS S10412

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SPONSORJacobson

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COSPNSRSimon, Seawright, Dinowitz, Lupardo, Eachus, McDonald, Lunsford, Kassay

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §17-172, El L

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Prohibits fraudulent absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles by making it a felony for anyone other than the board of elections to erect, display or maintain an absentee ballot drop-off box or receptacle.

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BILL NOA05041 

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02/11/2025referred to codes

03/27/2025reference changed to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5041

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 11, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, LUPARDO,
 EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting fraudulent
 absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles

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

 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 17-172
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 17-172. Absentee ballot drop-off fraud. Any person or entity, other
 4 than the board of elections, who erects, displays or maintains an absen-
 5 tee ballot drop-off box or receptacle is guilty of a felony.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03969-01-5

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