New York A 6354: Provides protections against illegal voter purging

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A06354 Summary:

BILL NOA06354A

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SAME ASSAME AS S03233-A

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SPONSORWalker

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COSPNSRPaulin, Shrestha, Valdez, Carroll R, Levenberg, Simon, Carroll P, Kassay, Taylor, Gallagher, Lavine

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§4-117, 8-502, 8-504, 8-508, 8-510 & 17-108, add §8-503, El L

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Provides protections against illegal voter purging.

Go to top A06354 Actions:

BILL NOA06354A

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03/04/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

05/21/2026amend and recommit to election law

05/21/2026print number 6354a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6354--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER, PAULIN, SHRESTHA, VALDEZ, R. CARROLL,
 LEVENBERG, SIMON, P. CARROLL, KASSAY -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Election Law -- recommitted to the Committee on Election
 Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing protections
 against illegal voter purging

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

 1 Section 1. Section 4-117 of the election law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
 3 4. Any person, other than an election officer, who pays for, mails or
 4 causes to be mailed, any mail, where such person knows or reasonably
 5 should know that such mail: (a) is intended to be delivered to a regis-
 6 tered voter or voter registration applicant; and (b) may be used by a
 7 challenger, other than an election officer, to challenge the qualifica-
 8 tions of a voter, shall file with the state board of elections within
 9 two business days of such mailing, a duplicate copy of such mail, a
 10 duplicate copy of names and addresses to which such mail was sent, and a
 11 completed form prescribed by the state board of elections. Such form
 12 shall contain: the full name, residence and business address, and the
 13 name of the employer of the person who pays for, mails or causes to be
 14 mailed the mailing; the approximate number of pieces of such mail; and a
 15 statement certifying the accuracy of such duplicate copies and of the
 16 information contained in the complete form. The failure to comply with
 17 the provisions of this subdivision shall create a presumption that such
 18 mail shall not be used to challenge the qualifications of a voter.
 19 § 2. Section 8-502 of the election law, as amended by chapter 481 of
 20 the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05256-05-6

 A. 6354--A 2

 1 § 8-502. Challenges; generally. 1. Before [his] the voter's vote is
 2 cast at an election any person may be challenged as to [his] the voter's
 3 right to vote, in accordance with the provisions of this section, or
 4 [his] the voter's right to vote by early mail, absentee, military,
 5 special federal or special presidential ballot. Such challenge may be
 6 made by an inspector or clerk, by any duly appointed watcher, or by any
 7 registered voter properly in the polling place in accordance with the
 8 provisions of this section.
 9 2. An inspector shall challenge every person offering to vote, whom
 10 [he] the inspector shall know or suspect is not entitled to vote in the
 11 district, and every person whose name appears on the list of persons to
 12 be challenged on election day which is furnished by the board of
 13 elections.
 14 3. Any person, other than an inspector or clerk, may challenge the
 15 qualifications of a voter only by completing, executing and delivering
 16 to the board of inspectors a challenge affidavit that satisfies the
 17 requirements of section 8-503 of this title.
 18 § 3. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-503 to read
 19 as follows:
 20 § 8-503. Challenge affidavit. 1. The state board of elections shall
 21 prescribe the content and form o