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NY S01445
Bill
Status
1/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
George Borrello
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AI Summary
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Prohibits "ballot harvesting," defined as submitting absentee ballot applications on behalf of another voter or collecting/distributing voted or unvoted absentee ballots without authorization
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Allows family members within three degrees of consanguinity to submit absentee ballot applications or handle ballots on behalf of a voter
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Permits non-family members to submit absentee applications only with signed, notarized consent from the voter executed within 30 days, and limits each person to assisting only one non-family voter
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Authorizes caregivers, election officials, USPS employees, and voter-hired delivery couriers to collect and submit absentee ballots while performing official duties
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Establishes penalties for violations: willful ballot harvesting is a class D felony; non-willful violations constitute a class A misdemeanor
Legislative Description
Prohibits ballot harvesting; prohibits a person from submitting an application for an absentee ballot on behalf of a voter without notarized consent; permits family members, caregivers and other officials to submit applications.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
1/7/2026