Permits New York city voters to sign designating petitions for multiple candidates for the same New York City municipal public office or party position.
Requires local boards of elections to verify the number of enrolled members of a party in an election district and reject all petitions where there are no enrolled members of a party in such district.
Authorizes the Westchester county board of elections to merge any election district with 50 or fewer registered voters into an existing election district.
Creates a pilot program to provide for an instant runoff voting method to be used in up to ten local governments, selected by the state board of elections, in election years 2026 and 2027; requires report to state legislature.
Makes provisions relating to the joint nomination of candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor; provides candidates be designated jointly either by the state committee or by petition; provides said petition will be valid only if it jointly designates both candidates.
Requires social media influencers to disclose when they share on social media that they are being paid by a campaign; authorizes the state board of elections to promulgate certain regulations.
Relates to voting rights expansion, voter registration on election day, expansion of the use of and requirements for absentee voting, creation of a real-time statewide voter registration database, special ballots for election employees, and voter affidavits.