New York A 6226: Improves transparency regarding boards of elections and improves voter centricity

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A06226 Summary:

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Improves transparency regarding boards of elections; improves voter centricity; includes boards of elections in open meetings requirements; requires certain notices be given regarding elections; requires additional transparency during the tabulation of votes.

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BILL NOA06226 

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02/27/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6226

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 27, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to improving transparency
 regarding boards of elections and improving voter centricity

 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 3-227
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 3-227. Open meetings. Boards of elections shall be deemed public
 4 bodies for the purposes of article seven of the public officers law, and
 5 meetings of commissioners of boards of elections shall be subject to
 6 open meetings requirements of such article.
 7 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 4-104 of the election law is amended and
 8 a new subdivision 1-d is added to read as follows:
 9 1-d. Any determinations regarding the designation of poll sites shall
 10 be proposed publicly at least thirty days prior to an election, and an
 11 opportunity shall be given for the public to comment. Such comments
 12 shall be purely advisory. The board of elections shall have the authori-
 13 ty to make changes to poll sites at any time without public comment if
 14 deemed necessary, so long as five days' notice is provided, pursuant to
 15 subdivision two of this section.
 16 2. If the board of elections, after designating a polling place, and
 17 after sending written notice of such polling place to each registered
 18 voter, designates an alternative polling place, it must, at least five
 19 days before the next election or day for registration, send by mail a
 20 written notice to each registered voter notifying [him] such voter of
 21 the changed location of such polling place. If such notice is not possi-
 22 ble the board of elections must provide for an alternative form of
 23 notice to be given to voters at the location of the previous polling
 24 place. The board of elections shall also provide such notice by elec-
 25 tronic mail and text message if such contact information is available.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08242-01-5

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 1 § 3. Section 4-118 of the election law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. At least thirty days prior to a primary election, each county board
 4 of elections shall publish a notice specifying: (a) the day of such
 5 primary election; (b) the hours during which such primary election will
 6 be held; (c) the public offices for which nominations are to be made and
 7 the party positions which are to be filled at such primary elections;
 8 (d) the registration deadline; (e) the mail ballot request deadline; (f)
 9 the mail ballot postmark deadline; (g) dates and times of early voting;
 10 (h) a mechanism by which voters can find their polling places, including
 11 information on the accessibility of such polling places; and (i) sample
 12 ballots for each polling place. Such publication shall be published
 13 prominently on the county board of elections website and social media
 14 channels and shall remain prominently displayed until the conclusion of
 15 the primary election. Such notices shall be available in all major
 16 languages spoken within the county. At least twenty-five days prior to a
 17 primary election, and consistently through the date of the primary
 18 election, the state board of elections shall use its website and socia