New York is infamous for its election administration failures and lack of publicly available information. This bill, A885A/S657, would move New York from worst to first, creating the New York Voting and Elections Database and Institute housed within the State University of New York and the City University of New York to maintain and regulate public election data.

The Database and Institute would provide data including election results, district maps, poll sites, and more, and provide information useful not only to the public, but for election administrators and lawmakers to use as they continue the important work of improving elections in New York.