New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A6069: Establishes minimum staffing levels for certain local board of elections
Status: In committee, May 6, 2026
Requires a board of elections in a county with over ten thousand active registered voters to employ a minimum of four full-time employees which may include the commissioner and deputies if such positions are full time.
What the bill says
An act to amend the election law, in relation to establishing minimum staffing levels for certain local board of elections.
From the amended text, April 30, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to establishing minimum staffing levels for certain local board of elections THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3-300 of the election law is amended to read as appointment. 1. Every board of elections shall appoint, and at its pleasure remove, clerks, voting machine technicians, custodians and other employees, fix their number, prescribe their duties, fix their titles and rank and establish their salaries within the amounts appropriated therefor by the local legislative body and shall secure in the appointment of employees of the board of elections equal representation of the major political parties. 2. EVERY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF A COUNTY THAT INCLUDES OVER TEN THOUSAND ACTIVE REGISTERED VOTERS SHALL EMPLOY, AT A MINIMUM, FOUR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES INCLUSIVE OF ANY FULL-TIME COMMISSIONERS AND FULL-TIME DEPUTIES. EVERY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL EMPLOY TWO ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES FOR EVERY FULL ALLOTMENT OF TWENTY THOUSAND ACTIVE REGISTERED VOTERS UNDER ITS JURISDICTION. ANY BOARD OF ELECTIONS BELOW THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL HIRE TWO ADDITIONAL FULLTIME EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY UNTIL THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT IS MET, PROVIDED THAT THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT IS MET WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; …
Sponsors
- Pamela Hunter (D, 128) · primary sponsor
- Philip Ramos (D, 6)
- Carrie Woerner (D, 113)
- Stefani Zinerman (D, 56)
- Amy Paulin (D, 88)
- Emily Gallagher (D, 50)
- Jennifer Lunsford (D, 135)
- Karines Reyes (D, 87)
- Santos, Manny De Los (I, 72)
- Sarahana Shrestha (D, 103)
- Karen McMahon (D, 146)
- Anna Kelles (D, 125)
Latest actions
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : PRINT NUMBER 6069A
- : AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW
- : REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
- : REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
Votes
- Assembly Election Law Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (May 6, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Election Law
Common questions
- What is A6069?
- A6069 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes minimum staffing levels for certain local board of elections.
- What does A6069 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the election law, in relation to establishing minimum staffing levels for certain local board of elections.
- What is the status of A6069?
- In committee as of May 6, 2026. Latest action: REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (May 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored A6069?
- Pamela Hunter (D, 128), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A6069?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6069
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