New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Assembly

A8388 — Authorizes full-time college students to act as election inspectors and poll clerks in the election district where their colleges are located

Last action — Passed Senate

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced May 13, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

Allows full-time college students to serve as election inspectors and poll clerks in their college areas.

This bill permits full-time college and university students to take on roles as election inspectors and poll clerks in the election districts where they study, under certain conditions. This change aims to increase student participation in the electoral process.

Summary

Authorizes, under certain circumstances, full-time college and university students to act as election inspectors and poll clerks in the election district where their college or university is located.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  2. PASSED SENATE

  3. 3RD READING CAL.1348

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S1809

  5. REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.258

  9. REPORTED

  10. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

  11. REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

elections education
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Frequently asked questions

What does A8388 do?
Authorizes, under certain circumstances, full-time college and university students to act as election inspectors and poll clerks in the election district where their college or university is located.
Who sponsors A8388?
A8388 is sponsored by Chantel Jackson.
What is the current status of A8388?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced May 13, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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