---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the canvassing of absentee, military and special ballots and ballots cast in affidavit envelopes; repealer"
description: "Relates to the canvassing of absentee, military and special ballots and ballots cast in affidavit envelopes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 1027"
citation: "New York S 1027 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GIANARIS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-06"
last_action: "2021-12-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/715d9855-27ac-4ecf-8e25-921bf06a2963"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S1027"
source_hash: "e6aab807bec94eb4c2205bf50ede2bbed899c9a73fa4dd30c4ae8e36d3e06839"
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 1027 (2021-2022) — Relates to the canvassing of absentee, military and special ballots and ballots cast in affidavit envelopes; repealer

Relates to the canvassing of absentee, military and special ballots and ballots cast in affidavit envelopes.

## Version chain

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

1. **S1027** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1027&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S1027A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S1027A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **115–34** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **43–20** (pass) · upper
- Elections Vote — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **43–20** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote — **14–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GIANARIS — primary (person)
- BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- BRESLIN — cosponsor (person)
- BROUK — cosponsor (person)
- COMRIE — cosponsor (person)
- GAUGHRAN — cosponsor (person)
- HINCHEY — cosponsor (person)
- HOYLMAN — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- KAPLAN — cosponsor (person)
- KAVANAGH — cosponsor (person)
- KENNEDY — cosponsor (person)
- MANNION — cosponsor (person)
- MAY — cosponsor (person)
- MAYER — cosponsor (person)
- PARKER — cosponsor (person)
- REICHLIN-MELNICK — cosponsor (person)
- RIVERA — cosponsor (person)
- SANDERS — cosponsor (person)
- SAVINO — cosponsor (person)
- SERRANO — cosponsor (person)
- STAVISKY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-06** REFERRED TO ELECTIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-11** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-11** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.8
- **2021-01-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-01-11** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-01-11** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-01** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-01** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-06-01** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 1027A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-09** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-09** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7931
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.737
- **2021-06-10** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2021-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.763 `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-22** APPROVAL MEMO.124

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/715d9855-27ac-4ecf-8e25-921bf06a2963`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).