New York A 11486: Provides notice regarding the timeliness of the receipt by the board of elections of ballots capable of return by mail

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A11486 Summary:

BILL NOA11486 

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SAME ASSAME AS S10563

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SPONSORRules (Jacobson)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §7-127, El L

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Provides notice regarding the timeliness of the receipt by the board of elections of ballots capable of return by mail to advise voters that such ballot should be returned to the board of elections as soon as possible by any approved method, and further recommend the use of alternative methods of return besides domestic mail services if the voter will be returning their ballot within several days of the election.

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BILL NOA11486 

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05/27/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11486

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 27, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Jacobson) --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing notice
 regarding the timeliness of the receipt by the board of elections of
 ballots capable of return by mail

 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 7-127
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 7-127. Notification to accompany all early mail, absentee, and
 4 special ballots capable of return by mail. 1. Notwithstanding any other
 5 provision of law to the contrary, any ballot issued pursuant to this
 6 chapter that is permitted to be returned by mail shall be accompanied by
 7 a conspicuous written notice, in a form prescribed by the state board of
 8 elections, informing the voter of all the methods by which such ballot
 9 may be timely returned under applicable law, including, as applicable,
 10 return by mail, express delivery services, delivery by the voter or
 11 agent to the appropriate board of elections, or appropriate early voting
 12 site or poll site on election day, and deposit in a ballot drop box
 13 established pursuant to section 8-416 of this chapter.
 14 2. Such notice shall advise the voter that, to ensure timely receipt,
 15 such ballot should be returned to the board of elections as soon as
 16 possible by any approved methods, and further recommend the use of
 17 alternative methods of return besides domestic mail services if the
 18 voter will be returning their ballot within several days of the
 19 election. The notice shall also include a reminder of the importance of
 20 seeking a hand cancellation date for any ballot returned by domestic
 21 postal mail to ensure the date of mailing can always be determined. For
 22 overseas voters, such notice shall advise voters to consult the antic-
 23 ipated delivery times of their chosen delivery service to ensure ballots
 24 will be returned timely. Such notice shall include the website and tele-
 25 phone number of the appropriate board of elections for the location and
 26 hours of operation of ballot drop-off locations and information about
 27 other return options. The state board of elections, each county board of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15902-04-6

 A. 11486 2

 1 elections, and the New York city board of elections, shall prominently
 2 publish such notice, or a substantially similar notice, in a conspicuous
 3 location on its official website, and shall also transmit such notice,
 4 or a substantially similar notice, to any electronic mail address or
 5 telephone number maintained by such board with respect to any voter who
 6 has requested an early mail ballot, and post the same on any official
 7 social media account maintained by such board.
 8 3. The state board of elections shall promulgate any rules and regu-
 9 lations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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