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A10081 Summary:

BILL NOA10081 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWright

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §8-418, amd §§8-410 & 8-408, El L

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Authorizes electronic submission of absentee ballots.

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BILL NOA10081 

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01/30/2026referred to election law

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Go to topA10081 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10081

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing the elec-
 tronic submission of absentee ballots

 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 8-418
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 8-418. Absentee voters; submission of electronic absentee
 4 ballots. 1. The state board of elections shall establish and maintain an
 5 electronic absentee ballot submission system through which applicants
 6 may return a marked absentee ballot electronically or via electronic
 7 mail. The state board of elections shall deliver such marked ballots to
 8 the applicable board of elections of each county or the city of New York
 9 for filing, processing and verification consistent with the provisions
 10 of this chapter. In accordance with technical specifications provided by
 11 the state board of elections, each board of elections shall maintain a
 12 system capable of receiving and processing marked absentee ballot infor-
 13 mation, including digital signatures and typed signatures, from the
 14 electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system established by
 15 the state board of elections pursuant to section 8-408 of this title.
 16 Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provision of this chapter,
 17 ballots filed using such system shall be considered filed with the
 18 applicable board of elections on the calendar date such application or
 19 ballot is initially transmitted by the voter through the electronic
 20 absentee ballot transmittal system.
 21 2. Submission of a marked electronic absentee ballot shall only be
 22 available for persons residing in a country other than the United States
 23 while maintaining eligibility to vote in elections in New York, military
 24 voters as defined in section 10-102 of this chapter, or for persons who
 25 need accommodation by reason of disability who are unable to independ-
 26 ently mark a paper ballot.
 27 § 2. Section 8-410 of the election law, as amended by chapter 109 of
 28 the laws of 2025, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13465-01-5

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 1 § 8-410. Absentee voting; method of. 1. Marking of the ballot. The
 2 absentee voter shall mark an absentee ballot as provided for paper
 3 ballots or ballots prepared for counting by ballot counting machines.
 4 Such absentee voter shall make no mark or writing whatsoever upon the
 5 ballot, except as above prescribed, and shall see that it bears no such
 6 mark or writing. Such absentee voter shall make no mark or writing what-
 7 soever on the outside of the ballot. In cases where the express intent
 8 of the voter is unambiguous, any stray marks or writing shall not be a
 9 basis for voiding a ballot.
 10 2. Submission of the ballot; by mail. After marking the ballot or
 11 ballots such absentee voter shall fold each such ballot and enclose them
 12 in the envelope and seal the envelope. Such absentee voter shall then
 13 take and subscribe the oath on the envelope, with blanks properly filled
 14 in. The envelope, containing the ballot or ballots, shall then be mailed
 15 or delivered to the board of elections of the county or city of such
 16 absentee voter's residence or deposited in a ballot drop box established
 17 by the board of elections of the county or city of the voter's residence
 18 in accordance with subdivision three of this section.
 19 3. Submission of the ballot; by electronic transmission. The absentee
 20 vote