S 198 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires each certificate of death to also be filed with each board of elections within the state

This bill (S 198) requires health departments to send monthly records of deceased voters to local election boards. Specifically, it mandates that death certificates for individuals of voting age must include their name, address, birth date, and county of residence, and be sent to each election board in the state. The data must be organized by county and delivered in a mutually agreed-upon format. This change directly affects voter registration systems by providing election boards with timely updates to remove deceased voters from rolls. The bill takes effect 60 days after enactment.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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REFERRED TO HEALTH
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Jan 8, 2025
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REFERRED TO HEALTH
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Monica Martinez
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