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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5528: Requires the board of elections to notify absentee voters of the status of their ballot and to correct an unaccepted ballot

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 5528 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires the board of elections to notify absentee voters of the status of their ballot and to correct an unaccepted ballot. Primary sponsor: Jo Anne Simon (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. 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.

Requires the board of elections to establish an electronic system allowing absentee voters to monitor the status of their ballot and to correct an unaccepted ballot.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jo Anne SimonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Robert CarrollCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Pamela HunterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse128
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110

“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