A 5846 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Provides remedies for disrupted elections

Bill A 5846 provides remedies for disruptions during early voting or Election Day voting, directly affecting voters and the Boards of Elections. It mandates that if voting at a polling place or district is delayed for over 15 consecutive minutes, the Board of Elections must extend the voting timeframe to compensate for the lost time. This extension can happen on the same day or a subsequent voting day, potentially at alternative locations. The bill also requires the Board of Elections to widely publicize any such remedial actions taken, though they can vote to waive the extension under specific, documented circumstances.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

A5846A → A5846B · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to significantly raise the threshold for triggering emergency voting time extensions from 15 minutes to one hour, and to remove references to election districts, focusing instead on specific polling places. Additionally, new requirements were added to mandate public notification of extended voting hours to candidates and the media.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the application of the remedy to 'election districts' and limiting the trigger to disruptions at specific 'polling places' rather than broader voting periods.

TIMELINE

The minimum duration of a voting disruption required to trigger an extension of voting hours was increased from fifteen consecutive minutes to one hour.

SCOPE

References to 'election districts' were removed, narrowing the remedy's application to specific 'polling places' only.

REQUIREMENT

New provisions require the Board of Elections to publicly notify candidates, committees, and the media about extended voting hours and the specific polling places affected.

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 3, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

Jun 2, 2026

Committee

REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5846B

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5846A

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

lower

1 primary · 22 co-sponsors