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NYC Council · Int 0786-2026 · Laid Over in Committee

Procedures for and reporting on curing ballots for voters in department of correction custody.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Mar 26, 2026
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to procedures for and reporting on curing ballots for voters in department of correction custody Read the full text

Criminal Justice

What it does

This bill would require the Commissioner of Correction to collaborate with the Board of Elections to create procedures for curing ballots for voters in the custody of the Department of Correction. The Commissioner would also be charged with helping incarcerated voters get new ballots when their previous ballot has an uncurable defect. Additionally, this bill would require the Department of Correction to report on statistics over the last five years regarding curing ballots for voters in their custody, such as how many cure affirmations were delivered to voters in their custody and how many cure affirmations were returned to the Board of Elections, as well as collaborating with the Department of Correction to determine how many ballots had uncurable defects and how many ballots were ultimately rejected and not counted.
Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Mar 26, 2026
Referred to Comm by Council · Mar 26, 2026
Hearing Held by Committee · Apr 14, 2026

Committee on Criminal Justice

Laid Over by Committee · Apr 14, 2026

Committee on Criminal Justice

Hearing Held by Committee · Apr 14, 2026

Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

Laid Over by Committee · Apr 14, 2026 · the latest recorded action

Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Criminal Justice committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Selvena N. Brooks-Powers · chairFrank MoranoGale A. BrewerMercedes NarcisseOswald J. FelizTiffany L. CabánYusef Salaam

This committee’s full record

Official documents

Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

13
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Selvena N. Brooks-PowersHarvey D. EpsteinNantasha M. WilliamsJulie WonGale A. BrewerYusef SalaamLynn C. SchulmanRita C. JosephFarah N. LouisLincoln RestlerVirginia MaloneyMercedes NarcissePublic Advocate Jumaane Williams
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Laid Over by Committee (Apr 14, 2026).