New York S 6259: Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections

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S06259 Summary:

BILL NOS06259 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11263

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §4-120, El L

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Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections to all enrolled students.

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BILL NOS06259 

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03/07/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

05/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.1314

05/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

06/02/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/02/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6259

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 requiring educational
 institutions in the state to communicate all absentee ballot deadlines
 for New York state elections

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

 1 Section 1. Section 4-120 of the election law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
 3 4. (a) All public and private colleges in the state shall send notifi-
 4 cations to all enrolled students of the deadline to apply for absentee
 5 ballots on such educational institution websites or through email at
 6 least three times one month prior to the official submission deadline,
 7 for all village, city, primary, special, and general elections in New
 8 York state.
 9 (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "college" shall mean any
 10 institution of higher education, recognized and approved by the regents
 11 of the university of the state of New York, which provides a course of
 12 study leading to the granting of a post-secondary degree or diploma.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09363-01-5

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