New York Covid Legal Information
We drew these resources principally from Justin Levitt's list of COVID-19 election cases, Standford-MIT Healthy Elections Project COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker, and the National Center for State Legislatures' COVID-19 and 2020 Primary Elections page.
Litigation Tracker
Executive Actions
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Executive Order No. 202.12
Topics
Election Postponement
Date Filed
28/03/2020
Description
New York Governor postponed its presidential primary election until June 23. The Governor's order also postpones any special elections set for April 28 to June 23.
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Executive Order No. 202.23
Topics
Absentee Voting
Date Filed
24/04/2020
Description
New York's Governor issued an executive order mandating that the State Board of Elections send every voter an absentee ballot application.
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Legislative Actions
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NY AB 10160
Topics
Ballot Access; Candidate Petitions; Signature Requirements
Description
Relates to decreasing the number of signatures needed for designating petitions and independent nominations in counties with COVID-19.
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NY AB 10151
Topics
Deadlines; Candidate Petitions; Ballot Access
Date Filed
15/03/2020
Description
Shortens time frames related to petitions for the June 2020 primary election due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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NY AB 10169
Topics
Absentee Voting
Description
Permits absentee voting in the event of an imminent, impending, or urgent threat resulting from a disease outbreak.
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NY AB 10271
Topics
Absentee Voting; Vote by Mail; Excuse Requirements
Description
Expands definition of "illness" to qualify for absentee voting to include spread or potential spread of communicable disease.
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NY SB 8015
Topics
Absentee Voting; Excuse Requirements
Date Filed
20/08/2020
Description
Authorizes voters to vote absentee due to concern for public health risk by expanding the definition of "illness" in existing statute to include risk of contracting or spreading a disease that may cause illness to the voter or the public.
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NY SB 8106
Topics
Absentee Voting; Vote by Mail
Description
Extends absentee voting to all residents for all primaries or special elections occurring before June 24, 2020.
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NY SB 8120
Topics
Vote by Mail
Description
Directs the state board of elections to create a plan to permit voting by mail.
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NY SB 8130
Topics
Absentee Voting; Vote by Mail; Signature Requirements
Description
Permits electronic application for absentee ballots and removes the requirement that such application be signed by the voter.
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