---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to allowing pre-registered voters to apply for an absentee or early mail ballot"
description: "Relates to allowing pre-registered voters to apply for an absentee or early mail ballot."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 3250"
citation: "New York A 3250 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harvey Epstein"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2024-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f49c9762-f8f9-4627-bd07-8e9d2dc767f7"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A3250"
source_hash: "f2052e82899fbf864d9c6ef05d78527ad49dbbed56e0fd001252c54a94fddd90"
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 3250 (2023-2024) — Relates to allowing pre-registered voters to apply for an absentee or early mail ballot

Relates to allowing pre-registered voters to apply for an absentee or early mail ballot.

## Version chain

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

1. **A3250** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A3250&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A3250A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A3250A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **48–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harvey Epstein — primary (person)
- Al Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Angelo Santabarbara — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Kelles — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- Dana Levenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Sillitti — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas — cosponsor (person)
- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
- John T. McDonald III — cosponsor (person)
- Juan Ardila — cosponsor (person)
- Karines Reyes — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-15** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTION LAW `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-11-15** PRINT NUMBER 3250A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-23** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-28** REPORTED
- **2024-05-28** RULES REPORT CAL.149
- **2024-05-28** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.149
- **2024-05-29** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-29** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-29** REFERRED TO ELECTIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6735A
- **2024-05-30** 3RD READING CAL.1155
- **2024-05-30** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-05-30** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-08-06** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-06** SIGNED CHAP.214 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f49c9762-f8f9-4627-bd07-8e9d2dc767f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).