New York A 8257: Relates to voting of overseas military voters and special federal voters

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A08257 Summary:

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Authorizes electronic absentee ballot applications for military voters and special federal voters; removes requirements that the federal post card application form be included with certain ballot application and ballots; requires institutions of higher education to provide students studying abroad with information on how to vote from abroad.

Go to top A08257 Actions:

BILL NOA08257B

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05/05/2025referred to election law

05/28/2025amend and recommit to election law

05/28/2025print number 8257a

01/07/2026referred to election law

03/18/2026amend and recommit to election law

03/18/2026print number 8257b

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Go to topA08257 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8257--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Election Law -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the election law and the education law, in relation to
 overseas military voters and special federal voters

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the
 2 election law, as amended by chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 (d) The board of elections shall mail an absentee ballot to every
 5 qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such
 6 an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a letter,
 7 telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from
 8 which the writing is sent, or other written instrument, or email, or an
 9 electronic application submitted by the voter through the electronic
 10 absentee ballot application transmittal system established by the state
 11 board of elections, which is signed by the voter and received by the
 12 board of elections not later than the tenth day before the election for
 13 which the ballot is first requested and which states the address where
 14 the voter is registered and the address to which the ballot is to be
 15 mailed[; provided, however, a military voter may request a military
 16 ballot or voter registration application or an absentee ballot applica-
 17 tion in a letter as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of
 18 this chapter; and provided further, a special federal voter may request
 19 a special federal ballot or voter registration application or an absen-
 20 tee ballot application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of subdi-
 21 vision one of section 11-202 of this chapter. The board of elections

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11782-08-6

 A. 8257--B 2

 1 shall enclose with such ballot a form of application for absentee ballot
 2 if the applicant is registered with such board of elections].
 3 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 8-408 of the election law is amended by
 4 adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
 5 (e) Military voters and special federal voters shall be able to apply
 6 for military and special federal ballots using the electronic absentee
 7 ballot application transmittal system or any other electronic means,
 8 including email or fax. The state board of elections shall ensure the
 9 electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system shall be capa-
 10 ble of capturing such additional information as may be necessary to
 11 determine a voter's eligibility, pursuant to article ten and title two
 12 of article eleven of this chapter, and such other information as may be
 13 needed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
 14 application submitted by electronic portal, email or fax, if otherwise
 15 valid, shall not require a subs