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S 1885 NY

Requires a valid government issued photo identification card to be presented when casting a ballot

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2025

Latest action (Jan 7, 2026) REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

Summary

Requires a New York state driver's license or non-driver ID, a United States passport, an identification card issued by a United States educational institution, a United States military identification card, a government issued medical card, or any identification card issued by the United States or the state of New York to be presented when casting a ballot.

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Action history (4)
  1. Jan 14, 2025 REFERRED TO ELECTIONS · upper
  2. Mar 18, 2025 NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED · upper
  3. May 6, 2025 DEFEATED IN ELECTIONS · upper
  4. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO ELECTIONS · upper

Text versions (2)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • S1885 · HTML
  • S1885 · PDF

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