Provides that immediate injunctive relief, restraining orders, or cease and desist orders may be sought in certain cases involving voter intimidation, deception or obstruction that affects the right of voters to access the elective franchise.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10649
IN SENATE
June 3, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to actions that may be
sought in cases of voter intimidation, deception, or obstruction
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 17-212 of the election law, as
2 added by chapter 226 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
3 3. Remedies. Upon a finding of a violation of any provision of this
4 section, the court shall implement appropriate remedies that are
5 tailored to remedy the violation, including but not limited to providing
6 for additional time to cast a ballot that may be counted in the election
7 at issue. Actions sought pursuant to this section may include immediate
8 injunctive relief, restraining orders, or cease and desist orders to
9 prevent irreparable harm to the ability of voters to cast ballots on
10 days when voting is held. Any party who shall violate any of the
11 provisions of the foregoing section or who shall aid the violation of
12 any of said provisions shall be liable to any prevailing plaintiff party
13 for damages, including nominal damages for any violation, and compensa-
14 tory or punitive damages for any intentional violation.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16053-01-6
