Relates to the New York election officer protection act
Summary
Prohibits the intimidation, obstruction, or the unlawful dissemination of personal information of election officers; makes election officers eligible for the address confidentiality program.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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What changed between versions
S8646
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to strengthen protections for election officers by adding a legal presumption that possessing a firearm at a polling place constitutes intimidation, while explicitly exempting active police officers. The doxing statute was renamed and expanded to define 'publicly available' information, ensuring digital disclosures are covered. The bill also updated the committee assignment status and corrected formatting errors.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include digital disclosures of personal information and to create a specific legal presumption for firearm possession at polling places, while adding an exemption for law enforcement acting in their official capacity.
ENFORCEMENT
Added a rebuttable presumption that possessing a firearm at a polling place is intended to intimidate election officers, unless the person is a police officer acting within official duties.
DEFINITION
Renamed the doxing offense from 'Doxing of an election officer' to 'Unlawful dissemination of personal information of an election officer' and added a definition for 'publicly available' to include digital and electronic means.
REQUIREMENT
Updated the list of eligible plaintiffs to file actions regarding election officer safety violations.
TECHNICAL
Corrected formatting errors in the bill title, committee assignment language, and page numbering.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 12, 2026
How they voted
40–19
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 61
Jan 12, 2026
D
Democratic39
94% Yea
R
Republican22
86% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8646A
upper
Jan 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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