Makes commissioners full time employees of boards outside the city of New York
This bill changes election law to require that election commissioners serving on boards outside New York City must be full-time employees of those boards. It sets a minimum of two full-time commissioners per board, with counties having over 120,000 residents allowed to increase this to four via local law. Political parties must be eligible to recommend an equal number of commissioners for appointment. The bill directly affects election boards in upstate counties and the commissioners who serve on them. It takes effect immediately upon passage.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 13, 2025
How they voted
39–22
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jan 13, 2025
D
Democratic41
95% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Jun 3, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shelley Mayer
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Gustavo Rivera
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Pat Fahy
DDemocratic
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