New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11708: Relates to providing notice of polling place location changes
Status: In committee, September 2, 2026
Requires the board of elections to publish notice of a polling place location change thirty days before the change or on the earliest known date of such change in the event of an emergency; provides for the use of electronic mail to notify voters of polling place location changes.
What the bill says
An act to amend the election law, in relation to providing notice of polling place location changes.
From the introduced text, September 2, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing notice of polling place location changes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 4-104 of the election law, as amended by chapter 603 of the laws of 2025, is amended and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows: (a) If the board of elections, after designating a polling place, and after sending written notice of such polling place to each registered voter, designates an alternative polling place, it must, at least [five] SIXTY days before the next election or day for registration, send by mail a written notice to each registered voter notifying such voter of the changed location of such polling place. If such notice is not possible the board of elections must provide for an alternative form of notice to be given to voters at the location of the previous polling place. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PUBLISH SUCH NOTICE OF THE CHANGED LOCATION ON ITS WEBSITE NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE NEXT ELECTION OR DAY FOR REGISTRATION, AS APPLICABLE; PROVIDED THAT, IN THE EVENT OF AN UNFORESEEN SITUATION OCCURRING ON OR AFTER SUCH THIRTY-DAY PERIOD AND RENDERING THE WHOLE OR A …
Sponsors
- Linda Rosenthal (D, 67) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
Subjects: Election Law
Common questions
- What is A11708?
- A11708 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to providing notice of polling place location changes.
- What does A11708 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the election law, in relation to providing notice of polling place location changes.
- What is the status of A11708?
- In committee as of September 2, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW (September 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11708?
- Linda Rosenthal (D, 67).
- Where is the official record for A11708?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11708
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