A11263 • 2025

Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections

Education Elections

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Sponsor: Jeffrey Dinowitz
Last action: 2026-05-04
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections

Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections to all enrolled students.

What This Bill Does

Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections to all enrolled students.

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Bill History

2026-05-04 Assembly
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

Official Summary Text

Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections
Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections to all enrolled students.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          11263

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                       May 4, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Election Law

        AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to requiring educational
          institutions in the state to communicate all absentee ballot deadlines
          for New York state elections

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1.  Section  4-120 of the election law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
     3    4. (A) ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGES IN THE STATE SHALL SEND NOTIFI-
     4  CATIONS TO ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS OF THE DEADLINE TO APPLY  FOR  ABSENTEE
     5  BALLOTS  ON  SUCH  EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTION WEBSITES OR THROUGH EMAIL AT
     6  LEAST THREE TIMES ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL  SUBMISSION  DEADLINE,
     7  FOR  ALL  VILLAGE,  CITY, PRIMARY, SPECIAL, AND GENERAL ELECTIONS IN NEW
     8  YORK STATE.
     9    (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  "COLLEGE"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY
    10  INSTITUTION  OF HIGHER EDUCATION, RECOGNIZED AND APPROVED BY THE REGENTS
    11  OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH PROVIDES A  COURSE  OF
    12  STUDY LEADING TO THE GRANTING OF A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE OR DIPLOMA.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09363-01-5