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 Legislative Actions

Litigation Tracker

Executive Actions

  • 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

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    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

  • 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

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    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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