New York A 5846: Provides remedies for disrupted elections

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A05846 Summary:

BILL NOA05846B

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SAME ASSAME AS S04602-B

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SPONSORGibbs

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COSPNSREpstein, Simone, Levenberg, Lavine, Davila, Reyes, Carroll R, Seawright, Paulin, Cunningham,
 Shrestha, Burroughs, Taylor, Gallagher, Simon, Cruz, Shimsky, Valdez, Zinerman, Raga, Rosenthal,
 Otis

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3-109, amd §§8-100, 8-102 & 8-600, El L

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Provides remedies for disrupted voting times and locations during elections; directs that the BOE extend voting to account for the disruption.

Go to top A05846 Actions:

BILL NOA05846B

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02/24/2025referred to election law

04/29/2025amend and recommit to election law

04/29/2025print number 5846a

01/07/2026referred to election law

06/01/2026amend and recommit to election law

06/01/2026print number 5846b

06/02/2026reference changed to ways and means

06/03/2026reported referred to rules

06/03/2026reported 

06/03/2026rules report cal.447

06/03/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.447

06/04/2026substituted by s4602b

&nbspS04602 AMEND=B GOUNARDES

&nbsp02/10/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

&nbsp04/07/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS

&nbsp04/07/2025PRINT NUMBER 4602A

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

&nbsp05/20/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

&nbsp06/01/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

&nbsp06/01/2026PRINT NUMBER 4602B

&nbsp06/03/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/03/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1613

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/04/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/04/2026substituted for a5846b

&nbsp06/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.447

&nbsp06/04/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/04/2026returned to senate

Go to topA05846 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/03/2026AYE/NAY:22/10 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoNay

GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyeWalshNay

WeprinAyeDeStefanoNay

RamosAyeManktelowNay

BraunsteinAyeSmullenNay

McDonaldAyeGiglioNay

RozicAyeSlaterNay

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanExcused

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/03/2026AYE/NAY:20/9 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaNay

PretlowAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

GlickAyeBrabenecNay

DinowitzAyePalmesanoNay

ColtonAyeReillyNay

MagnarelliAyeSmithNay

PaulinAyeJensenNay

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoNay

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA05846 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05846 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5846--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS, SIMONE, LEVENBERG, LAVINE, DAVILA, REYES,
 R. CARROLL, SEAWRIGHT, PAULIN, CUNNINGHAM, SHRESTHA, BURROUGHS,
 TAYLOR, GALLAGHER, SIMON, CRUZ, SHIMSKY, VALDEZ, ZINERMAN, RAGA,
 ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee -- 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 a remedy for
 election disruptions

 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 3-109
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 3-109. Disruption; additional time for voting; publicity of remedy.
 4 1. (a) In the event that early voting or election day voting at one or
 5 more polling places is disrupted prior to the close of polls on any day
 6 of election for a duration exceeding one hour, the board of elections
 7 shall toll, adjust, and extend the scheduled timeframe for voting on
 8 that day of election to account for the lost time to voters of all such
 9 i