NYC Council Introduction 786

intro.nyc/0786-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Procedures for and reporting on curing ballots for voters in department of correction custody.
Status: Committee Committee on Criminal Justice
Sponsored by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
Introduced: March 26, 2026

This bill would require the Commissioner of Correction to collaborate with the Board of Elections to create procedures for curing ballots for voters in the custody of the Department of Correction. The Commissioner would also be charged with helping incarcerated voters get new ballots when their previous ballot has an uncurable defect. Additionally, this bill would require the Department of Correction to report on statistics over the last five years regarding curing ballots for voters in their custody, such as how many cure affirmations were delivered to voters in their custody and how many cure affirmations were returned to the Board of Elections, as well as collaborating with the Department of Correction to determine how many ballots had uncurable defects and how many ballots were ultimately rejected and not counted.