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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Establishes an electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system"
+description: "Establishes an electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system through which voters may apply for and submit an absentee ballot online."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
+legislature: "New York Legislature"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "A 6970"
+citation: "New York A 6970 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["WALKER"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-04-16"
+last_action: "2021-12-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2690fbc-9277-4383-9a00-7c788e9a74e5"
+source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6970"
+source_hash: "5f67157d54e90bda9a11ae59e4b49b373fcc90655b8eec98448ba41dd82591a3"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
+---
+
+# New York A 6970 (2021-2022) — Establishes an electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system
+
+Establishes an electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system through which voters may apply for and submit an absentee ballot online.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **A6970** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6970&term=2021&Text=Y)
+2. **A6970A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A6970A)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Floor Vote - Version: A — **43–20** (pass) · upper
+- Assembly Vote — **104–43** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- WALKER — primary (person)
+- BICHOTTE HERMELYN — cosponsor (person)
+- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
+- JACOBSON — cosponsor (person)
+- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
+- PERRY — cosponsor (person)
+- STIRPE — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-04-16** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-28** REPORTED
+- **2021-04-29** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.271
+- **2021-05-19** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6970A `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-26** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
+- **2021-05-26** DELIVERED TO SENATE
+- **2021-05-26** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6482B
+- **2021-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1356
+- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
+- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
+- **2021-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.746 `executive-signature`
+- **2021-12-22** APPROVAL MEMO.110
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2690fbc-9277-4383-9a00-7c788e9a74e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).
+