New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 9801: Allows voters to take photographs of themselves and their ballot, or absentee ballot, while in a privacy booth, and to share and disseminate such photographs on social media

In committee Last action April 6, 2026: REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

Plain-language summary

S 9801 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows voters to take photographs of themselves and their ballot, or absentee ballot, while in a privacy booth, and to share and disseminate such photographs on social media. Primary sponsor: Luis Sepúlveda (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): REFERRED TO ELECTIONS.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Luis Sepúlveda (Democratic).