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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 6253: Requires state and county boards of elections to post sample ballots online at least twelve days prior to the first day of early 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

S 6253 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on March 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires state and county boards of elections to post sample ballots online at least twelve days prior to the first day of early voting. Primary sponsor: James Skoufis (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY A6741A.

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 state and county boards of elections to post sample ballots online at least twelve days prior to the first day of early voting; requires such ballots to be posted in a searchable database.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James SkoufisPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate42

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY A6741A
  2. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  4. 1ST REPORT CAL.1313
  5. REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
  6. COMMITTED TO RULES
  7. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  8. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  9. 1ST REPORT CAL.1333
  10. PRINT NUMBER 6253A
  11. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
  12. REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

Sources

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