---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to write-in ballots"
description: "Provides a write-in ballot cast in a party primary resulting from the filing of a valid opportunity to ballot petition for a candidate not enrolled in such party shall be void and not counted; makes related provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 7191"
citation: "New York S 7191 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["RYAN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-06-04"
last_action: "2021-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1fea66e-3fce-4740-8cfb-aa5c282f8587"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S7191"
source_hash: "0a6023f84038055ac227736f2c783566b5ec64fce0d74eb85e4cc7a6f9d1b5b4"
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 S 7191 (2021-2022) — Relates to write-in ballots

Provides a write-in ballot cast in a party primary resulting from the filing of a valid opportunity to ballot petition for a candidate not enrolled in such party shall be void and not counted; makes related provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S7191** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7191&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **101–48** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **42–21** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **15–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- RYAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-06-04** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1682
- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-09** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7761A
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.513
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-09-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-08** SIGNED CHAP.480 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1fea66e-3fce-4740-8cfb-aa5c282f8587`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).