New York S 9024: Removes designating letters on ballots

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S09024 Summary:

BILL NOS09024 

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SAME ASSAME AS A11192

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SPONSORGIANARIS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §7-104, El L

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Removes designating letters for rows and columns on ballots.

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BILL NOS09024 

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01/22/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1391

06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

06/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/03/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9024

 IN SENATE

 January 22, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- 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 removing designating
 letters on ballots

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 7-104 of the election law, as
 2 amended by chapter 411 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 7. The ballot shall have printed upon it in black ink for each party
 5 or independent row, at the head of the column or the beginning of the
 6 row containing the names of candidates, the name of the party or inde-
 7 pendent body [and the designating letter of the row or column].
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13920-03-5

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