S 2541 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to availability of electronic ballot images

This bill requires New York's board of elections to copy electronic ballot images and cast vote records from voting machines within one week after an election and make them public records available upon request. It directly affects voters and election officials by increasing transparency in election results. The key provision mandates that these electronic records - showing how each ballot was interpreted - must be preserved and provided to anyone who requests them, rather than remaining sealed. The bill does not change voting procedures but ensures public access to the digital records used to tabulate votes.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2025

How they voted

4021
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Mar 17, 2025
D Democratic41
40 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican22
21 Nay 1
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors