New York S 2543: Relates to notifying voters of the candidates and upcoming elections

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S02543 Summary:

BILL NOS02543 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06243

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SPONSORMYRIE

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COSPNSRMAY, SERRANO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 8 Title 8 §§8-800 - 8-804, El L

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Instructs the state board of elections to create and distribute voting guides to voters containing information about the candidates; mandates that voters receive postcards to notify them of upcoming elections and that television and radio stations also notify their audience of upcoming elections.

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BILL NOS02543 

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

02/25/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2543

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, MAY, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to notifying voters of the
 candidates and upcoming elections

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

 1 Section 1. Article 8 of the election law is amended by adding a new
 2 title 8 to read as follows:
 3 TITLE VIII
 4 VOTER NOTIFICATIONS
 5 Section 8-800. Voting guide.
 6 8-802. Postcards.
 7 8-804. Television and radio.
 8 § 8-800. Voting guide. 1. Any candidate seeking nomination or election
 9 at the next general and primary election to any public office, or a
 10 designated agent acting on behalf of such candidate, may, at least six
 11 weeks prior to the general and primary election, file with the board of
 12 elections with which nominating and designating petitions and certif-
 13 icates for such office are filed pursuant to section 6-144 of this chap-
 14 ter a sworn statement containing biographical information, such as the
 15 candidate's occupation, educational and occupational background, prior
 16 governmental experience, and any other personal background or experience
 17 that the candidate deems relevant to the election campaign, and answers
 18 to issue based questions drafted by the state board of elections that
 19 are specified to each position.
 20 2. The state board of elections shall, by regulation, establish the
 21 format and length of the statement authorized under this section and
 22 shall provide to candidates a standardized form for preparing such
 23 statement.
 24 3. Within five days after the last day for filing statements under
 25 this section, all local boards of elections shall forward all such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06777-01-5

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 1 candidate biographies to the state board of elections in electronic form
 2 in a manner to be prescribed by the state board of elections.
 3 4. In the event that any candidate biographies received by the state
 4 board of elections, from any local board of elections, is not in elec-
 5 tronic form, the state board of elections shall, within ten days after
 6 receipt of such candidate biography, convert such candidate biography to
 7 electronic form.
 8 5. The state board of elections shall email, if a registered voter's
 9 email is available to the state board of elections, to every registered
 10 voter in the state a voting guide consisting of all biographical infor-
 11 mation and answers to issue based questions, as outlined in subdivision
 12 one of this section, received from each candidate for whom the receiver
 13 of this mailing can vote for in the upcoming election. The board shall
 14 also mail at least one physical copy of the voting guide to each house-
 15 hold with a registered voter in the state. In the event the state board
 16 of elections determines that distribution of the voting guide would be
 17 more efficient and economical if done by the local boards of elections,
 18 the state board is hereby authorized to instruct all boards of elections
 19 to distribute the voting guide to at least one registered voter in each
 20 household. Should the state board so instruct