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Meetings › Thu, Oct 22, 2026

Committee on Criminal Justice

Thursday, October 22, 2026, 10:30 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall

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  • Int 0786-2026 Bill Hearing Held by Committee
    Procedures for early mail and absentee ballots for voters in department of correction custody.
    Sponsor: Selvena N. Brooks-PowersProposed Int. No. 786-A
    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.
  • Int 0786-2026 Bill Amendment Proposed by Comm
    Procedures for early mail and absentee ballots for voters in department of correction custody.
    Sponsor: Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
    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.
  • Int 0786-2026 Bill Amended by Committee
    Procedures for early mail and absentee ballots for voters in department of correction custody.
    Sponsor: Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
    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.
  • Int 0786-2026 vA Bill Approved by Committee: Pass
    Procedures for early mail and absentee ballots for voters in department of correction custody.
    Sponsor: Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
    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.
  • Int 0797-2026 Bill Hearing Held by Committee
    Reporting on voter registration and voting in city jails.
    Sponsor: Public Advocate Jumaane WilliamsProposed Int. No. 797-A
    This bill would require the Department of Correction to, in addition to semi-annual reporting on voter registration forms, annually report on the number of voter registration and voting activities in city jails, as well as on demographic information for people returning voter registration forms to the Department of Correction.
  • Int 0797-2026 Bill Amendment Proposed by Comm
    Reporting on voter registration and voting in city jails.
    Sponsor: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
    This bill would require the Department of Correction to, in addition to semi-annual reporting on voter registration forms, annually report on the number of voter registration and voting activities in city jails, as well as on demographic information for people returning voter registration forms to the Department of Correction.
  • Int 0797-2026 Bill Amended by Committee
    Reporting on voter registration and voting in city jails.
    Sponsor: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
    This bill would require the Department of Correction to, in addition to semi-annual reporting on voter registration forms, annually report on the number of voter registration and voting activities in city jails, as well as on demographic information for people returning voter registration forms to the Department of Correction.
  • Int 0797-2026 vA Bill Approved by Committee: Pass
    Reporting on voter registration and voting in city jails.
    Sponsor: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
    This bill would require the Department of Correction to, in addition to semi-annual reporting on voter registration forms, annually report on the number of voter registration and voting activities in city jails, as well as on demographic information for people returning voter registration forms to the Department of Correction.