New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11650: Allows voters not enrolled in a political party to designate and vote in the primary election of a political party
Status: In committee, July 29, 2026
Provides that at a primary election, a voter who is not enrolled in a political party may designate the ballot of one political party qualified to participate in such election and shall be provided with and permitted to vote only in the primary election of the political party so designated; excludes presidential primary elections.
What the bill says
An act to amend the election law, in relation to allowing voters not enrolled in a political party to designate and vote in the primary election of a political party.
From the introduced text, July 29, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing voters not enrolled in a political party to designate and vote in the primary election of a political party THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 5-308 of the election law, as amended by chapter 37 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 1. The board of elections shall, promptly and not later than twentyone days after receipt of a voter registration or pre-registration application submitted pursuant to title nine of this article by a voter registering or pre-registering for the first time, send any such voter who did not enroll in a party a notice and a form to indicate party enrollment. Such notice shall offer the voter the opportunity to enroll with a party or to decline to enroll with a party [and contain the following statement in prominent type "ONLY ENROLLED MEMBERS OF A POLITICAL PARTY MAY VOTE IN THAT PARTY'S PRIMARIES."]. Such form shall provide a clear alternative for the applicant to decline to affiliate with any party. § 2. Section 8-302 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows: 4-A. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR …
Sponsors
- Sam Berger (D, 27) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
Subjects: Election Law
Common questions
- What is A11650?
- A11650 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Allows voters not enrolled in a political party to designate and vote in the primary election of a political party.
- What does A11650 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the election law, in relation to allowing voters not enrolled in a political party to designate and vote in the primary election of a political party.
- What is the status of A11650?
- In committee as of July 29, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW (July 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11650?
- Sam Berger (D, 27).
- Where is the official record for A11650?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11650
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