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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1606: Relates to establishing compulsory voting

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 1606 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to establishing compulsory voting. Primary sponsor: Deborah Glick (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes compulsory voting, with some exceptions, for general elections held in this state.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Deborah GlickPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
  2. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source