New York A 5183: Directs the state board of elections to create a plan to permit voting by mail in the event of a natural disaster or state of emergency

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A05183 Summary:

BILL NOA05183 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJacobson

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COSPNSREachus

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Directs the state board of elections to create a plan to permit voting by mail in the event of a natural disaster or state of emergency.

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BILL NOA05183 

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02/12/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5183

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, EACHUS -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT relating to the establishment of voting by mail in the case of a
 natural disaster or state of emergency

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

 1 Section 1. The state board of elections shall, by September 1, 2025 or
 2 30 days after this act shall have become a law, whichever comes first,
 3 create a plan that provides for the establishment and use of voting by
 4 mail for elections in the case of a natural disaster or state of emer-
 5 gency. Such plan shall otherwise comply with all provisions of the
 6 election law. For purposes of this section, "voting by mail" shall mean
 7 an election for which all eligible voters receive ballots by mail and
 8 vote by mailing those ballots, depositing the ballots at, as applicable,
 9 drop-off locations or voter service and polling centers, or, as applica-
 10 ble, by voting at a voter service and polling center.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02367-01-5

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