New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A2121: Relates to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals
Status: In committee, June 3, 2026
Relates to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals; authorizes polling places to be available at correctional facilities and local facilities; requires such facilities to provide persons detained or confined in such facilities access to register to vote or apply for an absentee ballot; requires voting information to be included in the inmate handbook.
What the bill says
An act to amend the election law, the correction law and the New York city charter, in relation to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals.
From the amended text, June 1, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the election law, the correction law and the New York city charter, in relation to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Democracy During Detention Act". § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-109 to read as follows: § 8-109. POLLING PLACES AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF FACILITATING VOTING BY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE CORRECTION LAW, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF EACH COUNTY MAY ESTABLISH BY MAJORITY VOTE, IN LIEU OF THE ABSENTEE BALLOTING PROGRAM SET FORTH IN SECTION 8-415 OF THIS ARTICLE, A POLLING PLACE AT ANY SUCH FACILITY FOR AT LEAST THREE HOURS OF OPERATION BEGINNING THE TENTH DAY PRIOR TO ANY GENERAL, PRIMARY, RUN-OFF PRIMARY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 6-162 OF THIS CHAPTER OR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ANY PUBLIC OR PARTY POSITION, AND ENDING ON AND INCLUDING THE NINTH DAY PRIOR TO SUCH GENERAL, PRIMARY, RUN-OFF PRIMARY OR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SUCH PUBLIC OFFICE OR PARTY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets …
Sponsors
- Latrice Walker (D, 55) · primary sponsor
- Yudelka Tapia (D, 86)
- Demond Meeks (D, 137)
- Sarahana Shrestha (D, 103)
- Steven Raga (D, 30)
- Jo Simon (D, 52)
- Brian Cunningham (D, 43)
- Catalina Cruz (D, 39)
- Rebecca Seawright (D, 76)
- Jordan Wright (D, 70)
- Emily Gallagher (D, 50)
- Tony Simone (D, 75)
Latest actions
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.443
- : RULES REPORT CAL.443
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : PRINT NUMBER 2121A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW
- : REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
- : REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 3, 2026): 22 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 3, 2026): 20 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: Election Law
Common questions
- What is A2121?
- A2121 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals.
- What does A2121 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the election law, the correction law and the New York city charter, in relation to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals.
- What is the status of A2121?
- In committee as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.443 (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored A2121?
- Latrice Walker (D, 55), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A2121?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A2121
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