Strong Democracy
More people voting, publicly financed elections, vote by mail, ranked choice voting, restrictions on dark money.

To see our positions on bills that fall under this issue area, please see our chart of Reinvent Albany State Bill Memos.

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From the Blog

April 15, 2026 Statement on Mayor’s NYC DOI Nominee and Council Vetting Read more April 3, 2026 Support for Seven Bills Strengthening NYS Government Read more March 30, 2026 NY Public Campaign Finance Board Must Choose Principle Over Poisoning the Program with Partisanship Read more March 24, 2026 Watchdogs Call on COIB to Issue Rule Defining Prohibited “Political Activity” Read more
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In the News

April 17, 2026 New York Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar Introduces Ethics and Transparency Reform Package South Asian Herald April 16, 2026 Buffalo Commission Could Propose City Election Reforms Investigative Post April 16, 2026 Legislators Hear From Dead People, Amid Uber-Backed Lobbying Push Newsday April 16, 2026 Zohran Mamdani’s Watchdog-in-Chief Wins Key Backer The City
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Strong Democracy
Reports and Fact Sheets

December 2025 Transparency Gap: NY Senate Confirmation Votes Kept Behind Two Layers of Obstacles Read more October 2025 Backdoor to the Bench: NY’s Constitutional Cap on Supreme Court Spawns Dysfunction Read more February 2025 Mayoral Succession and Potential Special Election Read more April 2023 New Report Shows Buying Influence Works Read more
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Strong Democracy
Memo Tracker

Assembly BillSenate BillRA PositionStatusDescription (Links to Memo)
A3649-B (Taylor)S1356-A (Skoufis)

Support

Signed by GovernorAuthorizes NY to share voter roll data with other states
A1228 (Seawright)S1035 (Myrie)

Support

In CommitteeMandates training for NY local elections commissioners and key staff
A6069 (Hunter)S843 (May)

Support

In CommitteeEstablishes minimum staffing levels for local boards of elections
A5056 (Jacobson)S1087 (Mayer)

Support

In CommitteeMakes local elections commissioners full-time employees of their boards
A4881 (Heastie)S4588 (Stewart-Cousins)

Oppose

In CommitteeUndermines New Yorkers’ right to representation by consolidating special and general elections
A6233 (Carroll R)S7883 (Salazar)

Support

In CommitteeCloses loophole allowing LLCs and corporate entities to be used to exceed state limits on campaign contributions
A3665 (Simone)S590 (Krueger)

Support

Vetoed by GovernorEnds dominance of mayoral charter commissions
A2653 (Shrestha)S7858 (Salazar)

Support

In CommitteeEnds automatic approval of some gubernatorial appointees
A3929-B (Dinowitz)S2437-A (Krueger)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeRequires “paid for by” disclosures by influencers supporting campaigns
A6287 (Cunningham)S7116 (Cleare)

Support

In CommitteeVoting Integrity and Verification Act of New York (VIVA NY)
S2050 (Webb)

Support

In CommitteeIncreases election commissioner terms from two to four years
A7450 (Levenberg)S2541 (Myrie)

Support

In CommitteeRequires images of cast vote records be made publicly available
A2635 (Cunningham)S4364 (Comrie)

Support

In CommitteeRequires better notice to voters who are purged or put on inactive status
A2162 (Carroll)S5751 (Gianaris)

Support

In CommitteeAmends NYS Constitution to allow same-day voter registration
A1101-A (Bores)

Support

In Assembly CommitteeThe Uncap Justice Act
A3305 (Bores)S8192 (Cleare)

Support

In Assembly CommitteeThe Timely Justice Act
A10097 (Solages)S8445 (Fahy)

Support

In Senate CommitteeRequires disclosure of contributors in independent expenditure communications
A3788 (Dinowitz)

Support

In Assembly CommitteeRequires legislators to resign from office immediately if they move out of district
A6598 (Rozic)S3232 (Bailey)

Support

In Assembly Committee, In Senate CommitteeAllows 17-year-olds to vote in primary election if they are 18 years old at time of general election
S5452 (Comrie)

Support

In Senate CommitteeRequires local election commissioners to meet professional qualifications