A11548 • 2025

Provides that immediate injunctive relief, restraining orders, or cease and desist orders may be sought in cases where voter intimidation, deception or obstruction occurs

Elections

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Sponsor: Steven Otis
Last action: 2026-06-01
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Provides that immediate injunctive relief, restraining orders, or cease and desist orders may be sought in cases where voter intimidation, deception or obstruction occurs

Provides that immediate injunctive relief, restraining orders, or cease and desist orders may be sought in cases where voter intimidation, deception or obstruction occurs Provides that immediate injunctive relief, restraining orders, or cease and desist orders may be sought in certain cases involving voter intimidation, deception or obstruction that affects the right of voters to access the elective franchise.

What This Bill Does

Provides that immediate injunctive relief, restraining orders, or cease and desist orders may be sought in cases where voter intimidation, deception or obstruction occurs Provides that immediate injunctive relief, restraining orders, or cease and desist orders may be sought in certain cases involving voter intimidation, deception or obstruction that affects the right of voters to access the elective franchise.

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Bill History

2026-06-01 Assembly
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

Official Summary Text

Provides that immediate injunctive relief, restraining orders, or cease and desist orders may be sought in cases where voter intimidation, deception or obstruction occurs
Provides that immediate injunctive relief, restraining orders, or cease and desist orders may be sought in certain cases involving voter intimidation, deception or obstruction that affects the right of voters to access the elective franchise.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          11548

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      June 1, 2026
                                       ___________

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

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  actions  that  may  be
          sought in cases of voter intimidation, deception, or obstruction

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

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 17-212 of  the  election  law,  as
     2  added by chapter 226 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
     3    3.  Remedies.  Upon  a finding of a violation of any provision of this
     4  section,  the  court  shall  implement  appropriate  remedies  that  are
     5  tailored to remedy the violation, including but not limited to providing
     6  for additional time to cast a ballot that may be counted in the election
     7  at  issue. ACTIONS SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY INCLUDE IMMEDIATE
     8  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, RESTRAINING ORDERS, OR CEASE  AND  DESIST  ORDERS  TO
     9  PREVENT  IRREPARABLE  HARM  TO  THE ABILITY OF VOTERS TO CAST BALLOTS ON
    10  DAYS WHEN VOTING IS HELD.  Any  party  who  shall  violate  any  of  the
    11  provisions  of  the  foregoing section or who shall aid the violation of
    12  any of said provisions shall be liable to any prevailing plaintiff party
    13  for damages, including nominal damages for any violation, and  compensa-
    14  tory or punitive damages for any intentional violation.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16053-01-6