---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to specification of objections to designating petitions, independent nominating petitions, certificates of nomination or ballot access documents"
description: "Relates to specification of objections to designating petitions, independent nominating petitions, certificates of nomination or ballot access documents; standardizes requirements for specification of objections by removing authority of local boards of election to make their own rules."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 4261"
citation: "New York A 4261 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["STECK"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2022-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/803bf99b-3fff-4329-83fe-ac7820d7608d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A4261"
source_hash: "0aa422993933574e605d022de86ddfa3d9cc6d83e8500fc90686878a1278266a"
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 4261 (2021-2022) — Relates to specification of objections to designating petitions, independent nominating petitions, certificates of nomination or ballot access documents

Relates to specification of objections to designating petitions, independent nominating petitions, certificates of nomination or ballot access documents; standardizes requirements for specification of objections by removing authority of local boards of election to make their own rules.

## Version chain

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

1. **A4261** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A4261&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **49–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STECK — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-01** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-25** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-18** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-23** REPORTED
- **2022-05-23** RULES REPORT CAL.295
- **2022-05-23** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.295
- **2022-05-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-23** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-23** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR S4413
- **2022-05-24** 3RD READING CAL.1426
- **2022-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-24** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-23** SIGNED CHAP.744 `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-23** APPROVAL MEMO.59

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/803bf99b-3fff-4329-83fe-ac7820d7608d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).