We respectfully request that the Department’s Civil Rights Division evaluate whether S88A's implementation would create significantly higher risk of violations of 52 U.S.C. § 20507 ... and 18 U.S.C. § 611 ...
The Department of Justice should evaluate whether New York State Senate Bill S88A's implementation would create significantly higher risk of violations of federal voter-roll maintenance and noncitizen voting laws.
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Evidence
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Tenney's office announced that she sent Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche a letter requesting a federal review of New York State Senate Bill S88A and asking DOJ to evaluate compliance with federal voter-roll maintenance requirements and safeguards against improper voter registration.
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The New York State Senate bill page lists S88A as in Assembly Election Law Committee after passing the Senate and being delivered to the Assembly on May 11, 2026. The bill summary says it covers automatic voter registration and preregistration for DMV documentation and Medicaid enrollees, with implementation provisions beginning January 1, 2028.
Assessments
Tenney materially advanced the oversight request in the same federal term by sending DOJ a formal letter asking for review of New York S88A's potential conflicts with federal voter-roll maintenance and noncitizen voting safeguards. The record provided does not show DOJ completed the requested evaluation, and the state bill had not been enacted or implemented as of the cited August 17, 2026 status, so the promised substantive DOJ evaluation was not fully delivered.