New York S 2574: Relates to providing valid government issued photo identification when casting a ballot

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S02574 Summary:

BILL NOS02574 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03302

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SPONSORORTT

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COSPNSRHELMING, TEDISCO

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §8-303, El L; amd §491, V & T L

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Requires a valid government issued photo identification card be presented when casting a ballot; provides for persons eligible for Medicaid to receive identification cards.

Go to top S02574 Actions:

BILL NOS02574 

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

03/13/2025NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

05/06/2025DEFEATED IN ELECTIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

03/10/2026NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

05/20/2026DEFEATED IN ELECTIONS

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Go to topS02574 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2574

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

 AN ACT to amend the election law and the vehicle and traffic law, in
 relation to requiring a valid government issued photo identification
 card to be presented when casting a ballot

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

 1 Section 1. Section 8-303 of the election law, as added by chapter 420
 2 of the laws of 2004, subparagraph 1 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 as
 3 amended by chapter 160 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 § 8-303. [Initial voter] Voter identification. 1. Applicability. Each
 6 board of elections, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, shall
 7 require a voter to meet the requirements of subdivision two of this
 8 section [if:
 9 (a) the individual registered to vote in a jurisdiction by mail on or
 10 after January first, two thousand three; and
 11 (b) the individual has not previously voted in an election for federal
 12 office in the jurisdiction of the board of elections].
 13 2. Requirements. (a) In general. An individual meets the requirements
 14 of this subdivision if the individual:
 15 (1) in the case of an individual who votes in person[: (i)], presents
 16 to the appropriate election inspector, clerk or coordinator a current
 17 and valid government issued photo identification[; or
 18 (ii) presents to the appropriate election inspector, clerk or coordi-
 19 nator a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government
 20 check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and
 21 address of the voter]; or
 22 (2) in the case of an individual who votes by mail, submits in the
 23 outer envelope with the envelope containing the ballot[: (i)] a copy of
 24 a current and valid government issued photo identification[; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01129-01-5

 S. 2574 2

 1 (ii) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government
 2 check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and
 3 address of the voter].
 4 (3) A valid and current government issued photo identification shall
 5 include: a New York state driver's license or non-driver ID; a United
 6 States passport; an identification card issued by a United States educa-
 7 tional institution; a United States military identification card; a
 8 government issued medical card or any identification card issued by the
 9 United States or the state of New York.
 10 (b) Fail-safe voting. (1) An individual who desires to vote in person,
 11 but [who does not meet the requirements of subparagraph one of paragraph
 12 (a) of this subdivision] does not possess a current and valid government
 13 issued photo identification, may cast an affidavit ballot[, and notwith-
 14 standing this section of law, such]. Such affidavit ballot shall be duly
 15 cast and counted[, even though such individual does not meet the
 16 requirements of subparagraph one of paragraph (a) of this subdivision,]
 17 provided such individual casting such ballot is an otherwise eligible
 18 voter pursuant to law, provided further that the individual produces to
 19 the local board of elections a valid an