New York A 4165: Prevents municipalities from abridging the election law

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A04165 Summary:

BILL NOA04165 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07083

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SPONSORReilly

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COSPNSRNovakhov, Hawley, Angelino, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSRGiglio

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Amd §5-106, El L

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Prevents municipalities from abridging the election law.

Go to top A04165 Actions:

BILL NOA04165 

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01/31/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

05/06/2026held for consideration in election law

Go to topA04165 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ELECTION LAW Chair:Walker 
DATE:05/06/2026AYE/NAY:11/4 Action: Held for Consideration WalkerAyeSlaterNay

DinowitzAyeBrabenecNay

Carroll RCAyeMikulinAbsent

TaylorAyeTagueNay

JacobsonAyeBrook-KrasnyNay

GallagherAye

RiveraAye

Chandler-WatermAye

WiederAye

Carroll P Aye

SimoneAye

Go to topA04165 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA04165 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4165

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to preventing munici-
 palities from abridging the election law

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

 1 Section 1. Section 5-106 of the election law is amended by adding two
 2 new subdivisions 7 and 8 to read as follows:
 3 7. No person who does not have the right to register for or vote at
 4 any election under the provisions of this chapter and/or the state
 5 constitution shall have the right to register for or vote at any
 6 election granted to such person by a county, city, town, or village
 7 through any action including, but not limited to, any amendment of a
 8 municipal charter or passage of any local law.
 9 8. No person shall have their right to register for or vote at any
 10 election abridged by a county, city, town, or village through any action
 11 including, but not limited to, any amendment of a municipal charter or
 12 passage of any local law.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03350-01-5

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