On May 11, the New York Senate Elections Committee will hold a hearing at the state capitol on several election law bills. Most election law bills introduced in New York never get a hearing. The bills getting heard on May 11 do not concern ballot access. They include S3250, to allow early voting; S5028, which would permit absentee voting for any reason; and S2443, which requires poll workers to inform voters who are not in the poll book for that precinct, which is the proper precinct for their address. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for this news.