# New York S 2589: Relates to absentee ballots for relating to absentee ballots for school district elections

New York S 2589, Relates to absentee ballots for relating to absentee ballots for school district elections, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shelley Mayer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-21 (SIGNED CHAP.541) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 2589
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to absentee ballots for relating to absentee ballots for school district elections
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-11-21, SIGNED CHAP.541
- Sponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: EDUCATION
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (202 yes, 19 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More voters qualify for school absentee ballots: benefit, medium. Effective immediately, qualified New York school district voters can vote absentee when away from their county, regardless of the reason. You also qualify if illness, physical disability, primary caregiving duties for someone ill or physically disabled, or hospitalization prevents attendance. Resid…
- Family travel alone no longer qualifies voters: cost, low. The law removes a separate reason for getting an absentee ballot in New York school district elections. Being away from the district while accompanying an eligible spouse, parent, or child no longer qualifies you by itself. You can still qualify for another reason, such as being away from your coun…
- School absentee applications require details and deadlines: mixed, low. New York school absentee applications require your full name, birth date, and home address, including street number and rural delivery route. Include any different mailing address and the address where the ballot should be sent. You must state that you are a qualified, registered voter and explain…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-21 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 139 | 5 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 50 | 12 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | committee | Education Committee Vote | pass | 13 | 2 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-11-21: SIGNED CHAP.541 (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-05-21: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-05-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.218 (House)
- 2025-05-21: SUBSTITUTED FOR A5301 (House)
- 2025-04-02: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (House)
- 2025-04-02: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: 1ST REPORT CAL.309 (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S2589)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S2589)

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- [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025)
- [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025)
- [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025)
- [S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9968-2025)
- [S 8953: Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Assoc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8953-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S2589-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).