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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2589: Relates to absentee ballots for relating to absentee ballots for school district elections

Enacted 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

S 2589 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to absentee ballots for relating to absentee ballots for school district elections. Primary sponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 21, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.541.

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Official summary

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

Clarifies valid reasons to obtain an absentee ballot for elections in school districts which do not utilize poll registration.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shelley MayerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate37
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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. SIGNED CHAP.541
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.218
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A5301
  7. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  9. PASSED SENATE
  10. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  11. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  12. 1ST REPORT CAL.309

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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