2026 Legislative

Priorities

Improve Voter Registration

  • Expand same day voter registration to every day of in-person voting through amending the New York State Constitution.

S5751 - Sen. Gianaris / A2162 - AM Carroll R

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Make Voting More Accessible

  • Democracy During Detention Act (DDDA), which establishes the election infrastructure to make voting accessible for all those eligible to vote who are detained in jails.

S440 - Sen. Myrie / A2121 - AM Walker

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  • Expand civic engagement practices for students by enacting a Student Voter Empowerment Act (SVEA).

S2056A - Sen. Webb / A3954A - AM Raga

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Protect Voters and Elections

  • Time extender for polling place disruptions, where an emergency or other disruption to voting lasts more than 15 minutes.

S4602A - Sen. Gounardes / A5846A - AM Gibb

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  • Requires persons that challenge the validity of voter applicants to provide an affidavit for the challenge.

S3233A - Sen. Kavanagh / A6354 - AM Walker

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  • Ensure accessible use of paper ballot through the voting integrity and verification act (VIVA) of New York.

S7116 - Sen. Cleare / A6287 - AM Cunningham

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Status on 2026 Legislative

Priorities

Legislative Priorities LNYV Will Continue to Support

  • S5851 - Sen. Skoufis / A7369 - AM Walker: Move local elections to even-numbered years, including city elections (requires a constitutional amendment).

  • S4364 - Sen. Comrie  / A2635 - AM Cunningham: Require adequate notice to each voter before and after a board cancels the voter's registration or places such voter in inactive status.

  • S160 - Sen. Salazar / A412 (2024) - AM Epstein: Restoration of voting rights to currently incarcerated New Yorkers, which requires changing the New York State Constitution.

  • S559 - Sen. Krueger / A1993 - AM Colton: Increases pay for election inspectors and coordinators in NYC.

  • S1035 - Sen. Myrie / A1228 - AM Seawright: Requires commissioners to complete a uniform training curriculum within 6 months of their appointment.

  • S570 - Sen. May / A2347 - AM Gallagher: Grants the state BOE authority to remove local commissioners for egregious failures which cost New Yorkers opportunities to vote.

  • S1087 - Sen. Mayer / A5056 - AM Jacobson: Establishes the local election commissioner role as a full-time position outside of NYC.

  • S5142 - Sen. Myrie: Subtracts from the federal adjusted gross income any income earned by election inspectors, poll clerks, or election coordinators.

  • A3161 - AM Carroll, R: Prohibits election commissioners and deputy commissioners from holding a publicly elected office.

  • S699 - Sen. Krueger / A1852 - AM Rozic: Restructure and professionalize NYC BOE, including reducing the NYC BOE from 10 to 2 commissioners, clarifying commissioner and executive staff responsibilities, and requiring a nationwide search for the executive director.

  • S843 - Sen. May / A6069 - AM Hunter: Requires every local BOE to employ at least 4 full-time employees in addition to the commissioners (or more than 4 employees in counties serving larger numbers of active registered voters).

  • S5452 - Sen. Comrie: Establishes transparent, minimum qualifications for all local commissioners, including demonstrated election administration experience or other relevant management experience.