New York S 10599: Relates to the inspection of election materials, equipment and non-public records

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S10599 Summary:

BILL NOS10599 

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SPONSORGONZALEZ

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Directs that a state, county or local official of employee who receives a subpoena, warrant or other request for or to inspect election materials, equipment or non-public records shall provide notice of such subpoena, warrant or order to the state board of elections and the attorney general; permits the attorney general to seek preliminary or permanent injunctive, declaratory or other appropriate equitable relief.

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BILL NOS10599 

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05/29/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10599

 IN SENATE

 May 29, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the inspection of
 election materials, equipment and non-public records

 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 17-171
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 17-171. Inspection of election materials, equipment and non-public
 4 records. 1. If any state, county, or local official or employee, includ-
 5 ing any election officer or voting machine custodian, receives from any
 6 private or governmental entity, individual or official a subpoena,
 7 warrant or other request for or to inspect any of the items in para-
 8 graphs (a) through (f) of this subdivision, or service of a complaint or
 9 petition in a legal proceeding seeking such relief, such official or
 10 custodian shall, not later than thirty-six hours after the receipt of
 11 such subpoena, warrant or other request, or service of such complaint or
 12 petition, provide a copy to the attorney general and the state board of
 13 elections. The attorney general and the state board of elections shall
 14 post notice, on each of such offices' websites, of the methods by which
 15 an official or custodian may provide such copy to such offices. In the
 16 case of the state board of elections receiving such a subpoena, warrant
 17 or other request, or service of such complaint or petition, the board
 18 shall immediately provide a copy of such subpoena, warrant or other
 19 request, or complaint or petition for items in paragraphs (a) through
 20 (f) of this subdivision, to the attorney general. The obligations of
 21 this section shall apply to the following items:
 22 (a) voted ballots; official ballots; ballot images; or envelopes;
 23 (b) ballot drop box as defined in section 8-416 of this chapter;
 24 (c) voting or ballot counting machine or other device used in the
 25 conduct of any election;
 26 (d) any non-public voter information as specified by section 3-220 of
 27 this chapter;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15583-03-6

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 1 (e) documentation of requests for absentee or early vote by mail
 2 ballots that include non-public personally identifiable information; or
 3 (f) non-public personally identifiable information of any elections
 4 officer as defined by section 1-104 of this chapter.
 5 2. Upon receipt of such subpoena, warrant, or other request, the
 6 attorney general may seek preliminary or permanent injunctive, declara-
 7 tory or other appropriate equitable relief in connection with any
 8 election by bringing a complaint to a designated court, in which the
 9 attorney general shall set out the subpoena, warrant, or other request.
 10 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, in any action or
 11 proceeding filed in state court venue shall be proper only in one of the
 12 following designated courts in a judicial department within which at
 13 least one plaintiff is located:
 14 (a) first judicial department: New York county;
 15 (b) second judicial department: Westchester county;
 16 (c) third judicial department: Albany county; or
 17 (d) fourth judicial department: