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S 1809 NY
Passed One Chamber

Authorizes full-time college students to act as election inspectors and poll clerks in the election district where their colleges are located

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2025

Latest action (Jun 1, 2026) SUBSTITUTED BY A8388

Summary

This bill authorizes full-time college and university students to serve as election inspectors and poll clerks. Students would be permitted to work in the election district where their college or university is located. The authorization applies under certain circumstances, though the specific requirements are not detailed in the abstract. The bill expands opportunities for student participation in election administration.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

Authorizes, under certain circumstances, full-time college and university students to act as election inspectors and poll clerks in the election district where their college or university is located.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (13)

  1. Jan 14, 2025 REFERRED TO ELECTIONS · upper
  2. Feb 10, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.293 · upper
  3. Feb 11, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  4. Feb 12, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  5. Mar 19, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  6. Mar 19, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  7. Mar 19, 2025 REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW · lower
  8. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  9. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  10. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO ELECTIONS · upper
  11. May 28, 2026 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  12. May 28, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1348 · upper
  13. Jun 1, 2026 SUBSTITUTED BY A8388 · upper

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