New York A 10221: Relates to the New York election officer protection act

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A10221 Summary:

BILL NOA10221 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08646-A

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRSimon, Dinowitz, Simone, Taylor, Cruz, Gallagher

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3-422, El L; add §195.25, Pen L; amd §108, Exec L

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Prohibits the intimidation, obstruction, or the unlawful dissemination of personal information of election officers; makes election officers eligible for the address confidentiality program.

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BILL NOA10221 

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02/12/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10221

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, the penal law and the executive law,
 in relation to the New York election officer protection act

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
 2 Election Officer Protection Act".
 3 § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-422 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 3-422. Prohibition against intimidation or obstruction of election
 6 officers. 1. (a) No person, whether acting under color of law or other-
 7 wise, may intimidate or attempt to intimidate an election officer for:
 8 (i) urging or aiding any person to vote or attempt to vote;
 9 (ii) exercising the powers or duties of an election officer; or
 10 (iii) their status as a past or present election officer.
 11 (b) A violation of this section shall be established if:
 12 (i) A person uses or threatens to use any force, violence, restraint,
 13 abduction or duress, or inflicts or threatens to inflict any injury,
 14 damage, harm or loss, or in any other manner practices intimidation:
 15 (A) that causes or will reasonably have the effect of preventing an
 16 election officer from executing their duties; or
 17 (B) in whole or substantial part because the person against whom the
 18 conduct is directed is a past or present election officer; or
 19 (ii) A person obstructs, impedes, or otherwise interferes with access
 20 to any polling place, election office, or voting equipment in any manner
 21 that causes or will reasonably have the effect of preventing an election
 22 officer from executing their duties.
 23 2. (a) In any action or proceeding brought pursuant to this section,
 24 a rebuttable presumption that the defendant engaged in conduct intended
 25 to menace, harass, coerce, or otherwise intimidate an election officer,
 26 or to interfere with the administration of the election, shall be
 27 created if the plaintiff establishes that the defendant, while at a
 28 location used as a polling place: possessed a firearm, rifle, or shotgun

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14356-04-6

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 1 in a manner that would constitute a violation of paragraph (q) of subdi-
 2 vision two of section 265.01-e of the penal law, where such weapon is
 3 visible to others at such polling location. For the purposes of this
 4 section, the terms "firearm", "rifle", and "shotgun" shall have the same
 5 meaning as such terms are defined in section 265.00 of the penal law.
 6 (b) This presumption shall not apply to persons who are police offi-
 7 cers as defined in subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the crimi-
 8 nal procedure law, or persons who are designated peace officers by
 9 section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, while such persons are
 10 acting within the scope of their official duties.
 11 3. Any aggrieved persons, county board of elections, the state board
 12 of elections, organization whose membership includes aggrieved persons
 13 or members of a protected class, organization whose mission, in whole or
 14 in part, is to ensure voting access and such mission would be hindered
 15 by a violation of this section, or the attorney general may file an
 16 action pursuant to this section in the supreme court of the county in
 17 which t