New York A 11485: Deems all ballots mailed into the board of elections postmarked not later than election day to have been received by the board of elections before the close of the polls on election day for certain elections

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A11485 Summary:

BILL NOA11485 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRules (Lee)

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Amd §§8-412, 8-710, 10-114 & 9-209, El L

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Deems all ballots mailed into the board of elections postmarked not later than election day to have been received by the board of elections before the close of the polls on election day for the purposes of elections other than federal elections.

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BILL NOA11485 

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05/27/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11485

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 27, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lee) -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to deeming all ballots
 mailed into the board of elections postmarked not later than election
 day to have been received by the board of elections before the close
 of the polls on election day for certain elections

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 8-412 of the election law, as
 2 amended by chapter 109 of the laws of 2025, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. The board of elections shall cause all absentee ballots received by
 5 it before the close of the polls on election day and all ballots
 6 contained in envelopes showing a cancellation mark of the United States
 7 postal service or a foreign country's postal service, or showing a dated
 8 endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States govern-
 9 ment, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day of
 10 the election and received by such board of elections not later than
 11 seven days following the day of election to be cast and counted except
 12 that the absentee ballot of a voter who requested such ballot by letter,
 13 rather than application, shall not be counted unless a valid application
 14 form, signed by such voter, is received by the board of elections with
 15 such ballot. For purposes of this section, any absentee ballot received
 16 by the board of elections by mail that does not bear or display a dated
 17 postmark shall be presumed to have been timely mailed or delivered if
 18 such ballot bears a time stamp of the receiving board of elections indi-
 19 cating receipt by such board on the day after the election. For the
 20 purposes of this section, an absentee ballot shall be deemed to be
 21 received by the board of elections before the close of the polls on
 22 election day if it is deposited in a ballot drop box before the close of
 23 polls on election day. For the purposes of this section, an absentee
 24 ballot shall be deemed to be received by the board of elections before
 25 the close of the polls on election day if it is contained in an envelope
 26 showing a postmark date of the United States postal service or a foreign

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15627-05-6

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 1 country's postal service which is ascertained to be not later than the
 2 day of the election; provided, however, such ballots which would other-
 3 wise not be cast nor counted shall only be eligible to be cast and
 4 counted for elections other than federal elections. Ballots received in
 5 accordance with this section shall be deemed timely and the failure of a
 6 board of elections to time stamp such ballots received in this manner on
 7 or before election day shall not prohibit the canvassing of such
 8 ballots. At the close of the polls on election day, the board of
 9 elections shall close every ballot drop box and collect ballots deposit-
 10 ed in such ballot drop box.
 11 § 2. Section 8-710 of the election law, as added by chapter 481 of the
 12 laws of 2023 and subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 109 of the laws of
 13 2025, is amended to read as follows:
 14 § 8-710. Early mail ballots; deadline for receipt, and delivery to
 15 polling place. 1. The board of elections shall cause all early mail
 16 ballo