Election integrity fears rise as New York passes bill to establish ‘portable polling locations’
New York Democrats had previously tried to pass this legislation during both the 2019-2020 and the 2021-2022 legislative sessions.
amend the state’s election law by allowing counties “to establish two or more locations for portable polling places for early voting.” These locations would be created in addition to the number of early voting locations already mandated. Each county would determine the maximum number of portable polling sites allowed based on its population.
These sites would be required to be open for at least three consecutive days, and the designation and location of these polling places could be determined as soon as merely 14 days before the election. The locations would be selected to allow for the largest number of voters by county to have “adequate access” to early voting locations.