Includes a statement on the envelopes of ballots for early mail voters, absentee voters and special presidential voters for signature affirmation
This bill requires specific affirmation statements on the reverse side of absentee ballot envelopes and envelopes for special presidential voters. It mandates that voters sign a declaration confirming their citizenship, registration, inability to vote in person, and truthfulness of their statements, with penalties for false claims. The language directly affects absentee voters and special presidential voters who cast ballots by mail, requiring them to sign the affirmation before submitting their ballot. The bill does not change voting eligibility or procedures, only adding standardized wording to ballot envelopes. (This is a procedural bill affecting ballot envelope wording, not policy substance.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025
Last action May 11, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from A1566-A to A1566-B and re-referred to the Committee on Election Law, indicating it has been amended and is under review again. The core text of the bill, which mandates signature affirmations on ballot envelopes for early mail, absentee, and special presidential voters, remains substantively unchanged from the previous version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to apply to early mail, absentee, and special presidential voters in New York.
TECHNICAL
The bill number was updated from A1566-A to A1566-B to reflect that the text has been amended and reprinted.
The procedural history was updated to show the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, section 2.
The legislative citation references were updated to reflect the laws of 2023 instead of 2019, aligning with prior amendments to the Election Law.
Minor formatting adjustments were made to the layout of the signature affirmation text and witness information.
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Total actions
9
Key actions
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Committee
2
Amendments
4
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 1566B
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 1566A
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
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