New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A6741: Requires state and county boards of elections to post sample ballots online at least twelve days prior to the first day of early voting
Status: Passed both chambers, May 29, 2026
Requires state and county boards of elections to post sample ballots online at least twelve days prior to the first day of early voting; requires such ballots to be posted in a searchable database.
What the bill says
An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring state and county boards of elections to post sample ballots.
From the amended text, May 14, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring state and county boards of elections to post sample ballots THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 7-118 of the election law, as separately amended by chapters 410 and 411 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 3. Sample ballots may be mailed by the board of elections to each eligible voter at least three days before the [election, or in lieu thereof, a copy of such sample ballot may be published at least once within one week preceding the election in newspapers or on a website maintained by the board of elections] FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING. Each county board of elections shall transmit electronically in a format to be determined by the state board of elections, as it is available, a copy [of the candidate and contest information contained on each of its ballot styles] OF A SAMPLE BALLOT FOR ALL ELECTION DISTRICTS WITHIN THAT COUNTY to the state board of elections. [The state board shall create a system to allow such information to be made publicly available via its website, as well as the website of any county board of elections, and in such a way …
Sponsors
- Tony Simone (D, 75) · primary sponsor
- Nader Sayegh (D, 90)
- Jonathan Jacobson (D, 104)
- Scott Bendett (R, 107)
- Joseph DeStefano (R, 3)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz (D, 81)
- Harvey Epstein (D, 74)
- Deborah Glick (D, 66)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D, 34)
- Anna Kelles (D, 125)
- Jennifer Lunsford (D, 135)
- William Magnarelli (D, 129)
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1313
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S6253A
- : REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.172
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : DIED IN SENATE
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (May 29, 2026): 56 yea, 2 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (May 29, 2026): 56 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (May 4, 2026): 94 yea, 41 nay, passed
Subjects: Election Law
Common questions
- What is A6741?
- A6741 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires state and county boards of elections to post sample ballots online at least twelve days prior to the first day of early voting.
- What does A6741 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring state and county boards of elections to post sample ballots.
- What is the status of A6741?
- Passed both chambers as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A6741?
- Tony Simone (D, 75), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A6741?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6741
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