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type: "Bill"
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title: "Establishes an electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system"
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description: "Establishes an electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system through which voters may apply for and submit an absentee ballot online."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
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legislature: "New York Legislature"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "A 6970"
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citation: "New York A 6970 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["WALKER"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-04-16"
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last_action: "2021-12-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2690fbc-9277-4383-9a00-7c788e9a74e5"
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source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6970"
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source_hash: "5f67157d54e90bda9a11ae59e4b49b373fcc90655b8eec98448ba41dd82591a3"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
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---
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# New York A 6970 (2021-2022) — Establishes an electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system
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Establishes an electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system through which voters may apply for and submit an absentee ballot online.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **A6970** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6970&term=2021&Text=Y)
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2. **A6970A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A6970A)
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## Votes
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- Floor Vote - Version: A — **43–20** (pass) · upper
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- Assembly Vote — **104–43** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- WALKER — primary (person)
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- BICHOTTE HERMELYN — cosponsor (person)
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- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
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- JACOBSON — cosponsor (person)
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- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
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- PERRY — cosponsor (person)
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- STIRPE — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-04-16** REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-28** REPORTED
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- **2021-04-29** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.271
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- **2021-05-19** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6970A `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-26** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
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- **2021-05-26** DELIVERED TO SENATE
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- **2021-05-26** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6482B
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- **2021-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1356
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- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
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- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
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- **2021-12-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-12-22** SIGNED CHAP.746 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-12-22** APPROVAL MEMO.110
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## Source
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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).
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