S 3791 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Clarifies that individuals have the ability to vote by absentee ballot if they are not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction

Summary

Clarifies that individuals have the ability to vote by absentee ballot in certain elections if they are not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

S3791 → S3791A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends the absentee voter affidavit form to clarify eligibility for voting by mail. The original language required voters to have their maximum prison sentence expire or be discharged from parole, while the new language simply requires voters not to be currently incarcerated for a felony conviction.

Scope change

The bill broadens eligibility for absentee voting by removing the specific requirement about sentence expiration and parole discharge, replacing it with a simpler 'not currently incarcerated' standard.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the absentee voter affidavit requirement from needing a maximum sentence expiration or parole discharge to simply not being currently incarcerated for a felony conviction.

Removed the specific language about pardons, certificates of relief from disabilities, and certificates of good conduct from the absentee voter declaration.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill number from S 3791 to S 3791--A to reflect the amended version.

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Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

upper

Nov 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3791A

upper

Nov 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors