Assembly Bill A2588A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the removal of a voter from voting rolls due to death

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A2588 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1688
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-714, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10774, S7687
2015-2016: A5599, S3133

2013-A2588 - Summary

Relates to the removal of a voter from voting rolls due to death.

2013-A2588 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2588

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to removal of a voter from
  voting rolls due to death

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new  section  5-714
to read as follows:
  S  5-714. DEATH OF A REGISTERED VOTER. 1. PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (E) OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 5-400 OF THIS ARTICLE, DEATH SHALL RESULT  IN
THE  CANCELLATION OF A VOTER'S REGISTRATION. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE
NAME OF A VOTER IS REMOVED FROM THE REGISTRATION ROLL  UPON  DEATH,  THE
NEW  YORK  STATE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS, OR THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN EACH
COUNTY AND IN NEW YORK CITY, SHALL REVIEW THE SOCIAL  SECURITY  ADMINIS-
TRATION  DEATH  MASTER FILE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, PRIOR TO AUGUST FIRST OF
EACH CALENDAR YEAR, AND REMOVE THE NAMES OF ALL DECEASED VOTERS FROM THE
REGISTRATION ROLL.
  2. IN THE EVENT THAT AN INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS THAT THEIR  NAME  WAS  ERRO-
NEOUSLY  REMOVED  FROM  THE  ROLL, THEY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CAST A VOTE
THROUGH AN AFFIDAVIT BALLOT IN THE SAME MANNER AS A VOTER WHO IS  DEEMED
TO  BE INACTIVE.  UPON THIS EVENT, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL COMMENCE
AN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE NAME OF THE VOTER HAS IN  FACT  BEEN
REMOVED FROM THE REGISTRATION ROLL DUE TO AN ERROR. IN THE EVENT THAT AN
ERROR  IS  FOUND, THE AFFIDAVIT BALLOT SHALL BE COUNTED AND THE INDIVID-
UAL'S NAME SHALL BE REINSTATED ON THE REGISTRATION ROLL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01053-01-3

2013-A2588A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1688
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-714, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10774, S7687
2015-2016: A5599, S3133

2013-A2588A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the removal of a voter from voting rolls due to death.

2013-A2588A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2588--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Election  Law  --  recommitted to the Committee on Election Law in
  accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to removal of a voter from
  voting rolls due to death

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-714
to read as follows:
  S 5-714. DEATH OF A REGISTERED VOTER. 1. PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (E)  OF
SUBDIVISION  ONE OF SECTION 5-400 OF THIS ARTICLE, DEATH SHALL RESULT IN
THE CANCELLATION OF A VOTER'S REGISTRATION. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT  THE
NAME  OF  A  VOTER IS REMOVED FROM THE REGISTRATION ROLL UPON DEATH, THE
NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  REVIEW  THE  SOCIAL  SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION DEATH MASTER FILE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, PRIOR TO JULY FIRST
OF  EACH  CALENDAR YEAR.   NOTIFICATION SHALL BE SENT TO THE APPROPRIATE
LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS BY JULY THIRTIETH OF EACH  CALENDAR  YEAR,  AND
THE  LOCAL  BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE NAMES OF ALL
DECEASED VOTERS FROM THE REGISTRATION ROLL.
  2. IN THE EVENT THAT AN INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS THAT THEIR  NAME  WAS  ERRO-
NEOUSLY  REMOVED  FROM  THE  ROLL, THEY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CAST A VOTE
THROUGH AN AFFIDAVIT BALLOT IN THE SAME MANNER AS A VOTER WHO IS  DEEMED
TO  BE INACTIVE.  UPON THIS EVENT, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL COMMENCE
AN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE NAME OF THE VOTER HAS IN  FACT  BEEN
REMOVED FROM THE REGISTRATION ROLL DUE TO AN ERROR. IN THE EVENT THAT AN
ERROR  IS  FOUND, THE AFFIDAVIT BALLOT SHALL BE COUNTED AND THE INDIVID-
UAL'S NAME SHALL BE REINSTATED ON THE REGISTRATION ROLL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01053-03-3

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