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NY A08960

Bill

Status

Introduced

8/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rebecca Seawright

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires home addresses of candidates on designation and nomination petitions to be redacted before release through Freedom of Information requests or public publication

  • Mandates redaction of home addresses of petition witnesses who verified signatures before public release of petitions

  • Removes the requirement that public filing books include the residences of candidates, allowing only names to be recorded

  • Removes an exception that previously allowed boards of elections to make candidates' addresses public during ballot access challenge periods (30 days after filing)

  • Applies to multiple types of petitions including party designations, independent nominations, and village election petitions

Legislative Description

Requires the home address of candidates on nomination and designation petitions be redacted prior to the release of such documents to the public.

Last Action

referred to election law

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Election Law8/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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