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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5834
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 21, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to early voting for
certain special elections; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 8-600 of the election law is amended by adding two
new subdivisions 2-a and 4-a to read as follows:
2-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, EARLY
VOTING FOR ANY SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF APRIL IN
THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE SHALL BEGIN ON THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF
APRIL IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, AND SHALL END ON THE TWEN-
TY-SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE.
4-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
DURATION FOR EARLY VOTING HOURS FOR ANY SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON THE
TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF APRIL IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE SHALL BE,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, EQUAL TO OR
GREATER THAN THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF TOTAL HOURS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY
THIS SECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December
31, 2025 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be
repealed.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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