The New York State Senate

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                                  5099

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BRENNAN, LANCMAN, LUPARDO, GIANARIS, BRADLEY,
  LAVINE, KELLNER, GOTTFRIED, BING,  STIRPE,  REILLY,  FIELDS,  PHEFFER,
  PAULIN,  POWELL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JACOBS, KOON, MAGEE,
  PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 2 of the constitution, in
  relation to early voting

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of  article
2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S  2.  The legislature may, by general law, provide a manner in which,
and the time and place at which, qualified voters who, on the occurrence
of any election, [may be absent from the county of their  residence  or,
if  residents  of  the  city  of  New York, from the city, and qualified
voters who, on the occurrence of any election, may be unable  to  appear
personally at the polling place because of illness or physical disabili-
ty,  may  vote  and for the return and canvass of their votes] CHOOSE TO
VOTE BY MAIL MAY DO SO.
  S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.




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