---
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).