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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 9626: Relates to absentee ballot drop boxes

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 9626 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to absentee ballot drop boxes. Primary sponsor: Pat Carroll (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 31, 2026): REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS.

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 a board of elections to establish at least one ballot drop-off location in its jurisdiction; requires the ballot drop boxes to be placed 45 days before the election.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pat CarrollPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse96
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Latrice WalkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55

“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. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  2. PRINT NUMBER 9626A
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW
  4. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

Sources

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