New York A 6454: Relates to verification of voter qualifications

Status: REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 6454

Sponsors: Matthew Slater, Angelo J. Morinello, Brian Maher, Chris Tague, David McDonough, Eric Brown, Jerett Gandolfo, Jodi Giglio, Joe Angelino, Joe DeStefano, John Lemondes, Karl Brabenec, Keith Brown, Mary Beth Walsh, Michael Durso, Philip Palmesano, Robert Smullen, Scott H. Bendett

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A06454 Summary:

BILL NOA06454 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02345

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SPONSORSlater

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COSPNSRBendett, Brabenec, Brown E, Maher, Lemondes, Angelino, Tague, McDonough, DeStefano, Gandolfo,
 Walsh, Giglio, Palmesano, Durso, Morinello, Smullen, Brown K

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §5-108, El L

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Requires the state board of elections to participate in the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen.

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BILL NOA06454 

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03/05/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6454

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER, BENDETT, BRABENEC, E. BROWN, MAHER,
 LEMONDES, ANGELINO, TAGUE, McDONOUGH, DeSTEFANO, GANDOLFO, WALSH,
 GIGLIO, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to verification of voter
 qualifications

 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 5-108
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 5-108. Verification of voter qualifications; citizenship. The state
 4 board of elections shall participate in the systematic alien verifica-
 5 tion for entitlements (SAVE) program, administered by the United States
 6 citizenship and immigration services agency, to verify that a person who
 7 is either registered or registering to vote is a United States citizen.
 8 Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the state
 9 board of elections is authorized to share and transmit all relevant
 10 information provided by a person, who is either registered or register-
 11 ing to vote, to the state board of elections with the United States
 12 citizenship and immigration services agency for the purpose of verifying
 13 such person's citizenship status.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05175-01-5

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