Assembly Bill A9250

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits deceptive practices and the suppression of voters, and increases penalties for violations of the elective franchise

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 27, 2010	print number 9250a
May 27, 2010	amend and recommit to election law
Jan 06, 2010	referred to election law
Nov 09, 2009	referred to election law

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2009-A9250 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Election Law
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§17-151 & 17-153, amd §17-166, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A5915
2013-2014: A2627
2015-2016: A5841
2017-2018: A3122
2019-2020: A7972
2021-2022: A9555
2023-2024: A8608
2025-2026: A3412

2009-A9250 - Summary

Makes the suppression of voters a civil violation.

2009-A9250 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:A9250

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the election law, in relation to
prohibiting the suppression of voters

PURPOSE: This bill would criminalize as a misdemeanor certain
deceptive practices intended to prevent voters from exercising the
right to vote in connection with any election. Additionally, this bill
would create a new electoral crime of voter suppression, punishable as
a misdemeanor. Finally, this bill would increase the penalties for
violations of the electoral franchise statutes contained in Article 17
of the election law.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:  Section 1 amends Article 17 of the election
law by adding a new section 17-151, making it clear that it is a crime
to communicate or produce, or cause to be communicated or produced,
deceptive information intended to prevent voters from exercising the
right to vote and providing penalties therefore.

Section 2 amends Article 17 of the election law by adding a new
section 17-153, creating the crime of voter suppression and providing
penalties therefore.

Section 3 amends section 17-166 of the election law to clarify and
increase penalties for violations of any statute contained within
Article 17.

Section 4 provides the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:  Unfortunately, even in the twenty-first century,
reports of efforts to suppress and intimidate voters-particularly
certain racial and ethnic minority groups-are all too common. In 2006,
allegations of such conduct documented by attorneys present at polling
locations included: attempts by individuals posing as law enforcement
officers to intimidated minority voters by stopping them outside the
polls to ask questions and record their personal information;
repeated, blanket challenges to minority voters at a polling location;
a glued down lever for a candidate on a voting machine that prevented
anyone from voting for that candidate; and a widespread challenge to
nearly 6,000 voters based on the assertion that they did not live at
the residence indicated on their voter registration. The New York
Times reported that at one polling place, one party had three times as
many poll watchers present as is permitted by law and that these poll
watchers "were at the sign-up tables, challenging one voter after
another, insisting that their signatures did not match the ones in the
registration books." In 2008, there were numerous reports of New York
voters being asked for identification at the polls, even though this
is not a voting requirement.

In addition to Election Day conduct intended to suppress and frustrate
voters at the polls, there exist more subtle but equally harmful ways
in which voters are being dissuaded from exercising their right to
vote in state and national elections. Deceptive practices, including
the dissemination of false information intended to frighten or confuse
people into not registering to vote or not going to the polls, have
been documented in many recent elections, both in New York and across
the country.


In November 2008, in the Hempstead-Uniondale district, it was reported
that newly registered minority voters were targeted with fliers
stating that they need not go to the polls on Election Day because
their votes would be automatically cast for their party's candidate.
In 2006, voters in New York reported receiving harassing phone calls,
or "robo calls," sometimes in the middle of the night, claiming to be
from one candidate, when in fact, the calls were traced to the
candidate's opponent.

Deceptive practices like these have been reported all over the country
in connection with recent elections. In the 2006 federal election,
deceptive practices were employed in Orange County, California where
14,000 Latino voters received mailings informing them in Spanish that
if they were immigrants and tried to vote, they would be subject to
criminal penalties, including incarceration. Also in 2006, some
Virginia voters received automated phone messages informing them that
they were ineligible to vote and would receive criminal penalties if
they tried to do so, and in Maryland, flyers were distributed in
predominantly African American neighborhoods falsely claiming that
certain candidates for federal office had received endorsements from
their opponents' party.

The dissemination of misleading election information can be especially
harmful because such information has the potential to reach thousands
of eligible voters with minimal effort and can be distributed
anonymously; such conduct may also go largely unreported.

Current New York law does not effectively address voter suppression or
deceptive practices intended to create confusion, frustration and fear
that interfere with the electoral franchise. Article 17 of the
election law includes several provisions addressing voter coercion and
intimidation. However, there is currently no specific statute that
deals with the suppression of voters or the dissemination of false
information intended to deceive or intimidate voters. Moreover,
current law does not specify the class of misdemeanor or felony that
should be applied to violations of the election law. Nor does current
law provide for increased penalties for repeat violations. District
Attorneys and the Attorney General must be given tools to combat these
growing problems, and aggrieved citizens must be given the opportunity
to report and reverse the harmful effects of deceptive acts before
Election Day.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  2008: A6709 (Latimer) - Election Law; A6711
(Latimer) - Election Law
2007: A6709 (Latimer) - Election Law; A671I (Latimer) - Election Law

FISCAL IMPACT: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-A9250 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9250

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KAVANAGH, LATIMER, WRIGHT, P. RIVERA, DINOWITZ,
  BROOK-KRASNY, LIFTON, PERRY, MILLMAN, GALEF, CLARK, GORDON, O'DONNELL,
  ROSENTHAL, ALFANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BARRA,  BOYLAND,
  BRENNAN,  CRESPO,  GUNTHER,  HEASTIE,  LANCMAN,  MAYERSOHN,  MOLINARO,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, PHEFFER, REILLY, ROBINSON, TITONE,  TOWNS,  WEISENBERG
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law,  in  relation to prohibiting the
  suppression of voters

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

  Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "deceptive
practices and voter suppression prevention act".
  S  2.  The  election  law is amended by adding a new section 17-151 to
read as follows:
  S 17-151. DECEPTIVE PRACTICES.   1. ANY PERSON,  POLITICAL  COMMITTEE,
LABOR  ORGANIZATION,  CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY, WHETHER ACTING UNDER
COLOR OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, WHO, WITHIN SIXTY DAYS  BEFORE  AN  ELECTION,
COMMUNICATES  OR  CAUSES  TO  BE  COMMUNICATED DECEPTIVE INFORMATION, OR
PRODUCES OR CAUSES TO BE PRODUCED DECEPTIVE INFORMATION WITH THE  INTENT
THAT  SUCH INFORMATION BE COMMUNICATED, AND KNOWS SUCH INFORMATION TO BE
FALSE AND, IN ACTING IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED, HAS THE INTENT TO  PREVENT
OR  DISSUADE  ANOTHER  PERSON  FROM  EXERCISING THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN ANY
ELECTION, SHALL BE  GUILTY  OF  A  MISDEMEANOR.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
SECTION,  THE  TERM "DECEPTIVE INFORMATION" SHALL MEAN FALSE INFORMATION
REGARDING: (A) THE TIME, PLACE, OR MANNER OF ANY ELECTION; (B) THE QUAL-
IFICATIONS FOR OR RESTRICTIONS ON VOTER ELIGIBILITY  FOR  ANY  ELECTION,
INCLUDING  ANY  CRIMINAL  PENALTIES  ASSOCIATED  WITH VOTING IN ANY SUCH
ELECTION BY INELIGIBLE VOTERS OR INFORMATION REGARDING A VOTER'S  REGIS-
TRATION  STATUS  OR  ELIGIBILITY; (C) THE POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION OF
ANY CANDIDATE RUNNING IN A CLOSED PRIMARY ELECTION; OR (D) THE  EXPLICIT
ENDORSEMENT BY ANY PERSON OR ORGANIZATION OF A CANDIDATE RUNNING FOR ANY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09472-04-9

A. 9250                             2

OFFICE.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION, THE TERM "ELECTION" MEANS ANY
ELECTION ADMINISTERED BY THE  STATE  OR  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  BOARDS  OF
ELECTIONS,  OR  ANY  COUNTY  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL,
PRIMARY,  RUN-OFF,  OR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ANY STATE OR LOCAL OFFICE OR
BALLOT PROPOSITION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A COMMUNICATION  SHALL
BE BY WRITTEN, ELECTRONIC, TELEPHONIC OR OTHER MEANS.
  2.  ANY  PERSON  AGGRIEVED  BY  A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
SECTION MAY INSTITUTE A CIVIL ACTION  OR  OTHER  PROPER  PROCEEDING  FOR
PREVENTATIVE  RELIEF, INCLUDING AN APPLICATION IN NEW YORK STATE SUPREME
COURT FOR  A  PERMANENT  OR  TEMPORARY  INJUNCTION,  RESTRAINING  ORDER,
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT, OR OTHER ORDER.
  3.  (A)  ANY  PERSON  WHO  ATTEMPTS  TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE DESCRIBED IN
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE  SAME  PENALTIES
AS THOSE PRESCRIBED FOR THE OFFENSE THAT THE PERSON ATTEMPTED TO COMMIT.
  (B)  IF TWO OR MORE PERSONS CONSPIRE TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE DESCRIBED IN
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AND ONE OR MORE OF SUCH PERSONS DO  ANY
ACT  TO EFFECT THE OBJECT OF THE CONSPIRACY, EACH PERSON SHALL BE GUILTY
OF VIOLATING SECTION 17-152 OF THIS ARTICLE.
  4. ANY PERSON MAY REPORT TO THE NEW  YORK  STATE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  A
VIOLATION  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIV-
ING SUCH A REPORT, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL CONSIDER AND  REVIEW  SUCH
REPORT  AND,  IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINES THAT THERE IS A REASON-
ABLE BASIS TO FIND THAT DECEPTIVE  INFORMATION  HAS  BEEN  COMMUNICATED,
CAUSED  TO  BE COMMUNICATED, PRODUCED, OR CAUSED TO BE PRODUCED WITH THE
INTENT THAT IT BE COMMUNICATED, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL UNDERTAKE ALL
EFFECTIVE MEASURES NECESSARY TO PROVIDE CORRECT  INFORMATION  TO  VOTERS
AFFECTED BY THE FALSE INFORMATION AND TO PROSECUTE THE OFFENDERS OF THIS
SECTION.
  S  3.  The  election  law is amended by adding a new section 17-153 to
read as follows:
  S 17-153. SUPPRESSION OF VOTERS. 1. ANY PERSON,  POLITICAL  COMMITTEE,
LABOR  ORGANIZATION,  CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHO DIRECTLY OR INDI-
RECTLY SUPPRESSES OR THREATENS TO SUPPRESS ANY PERSON FOR THE PURPOSE OF
INTERFERING WITH THE RIGHT OF SUCH PERSON  TO  LAWFULLY  EXERCISE  THEIR
FRANCHISE,  OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PRACTICES SUPPRESSION UPON OR AGAINST
A PERSON IN ORDER TO INDUCE OR COMPEL SUCH PERSON  TO  VOTE  OR  REFRAIN
FROM  VOTING  FOR OR AGAINST A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE OR
PARTICULAR BALLOT PROPOSITION SHALL BE  GUILTY  OF  A  MISDEMEANOR.  FOR
PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SUPPRESS" SHALL MEAN TO USE FORCE,
AUTHORITY OR AN ABUSE OF POWER TO PREVENT, SUBDUE OR COMPEL ANOTHER INTO
ACTING AGAINST HIS OR HER OWN  INTERESTS  OR  INTENTIONS,  OR  INTO  NOT
ACTING AT ALL.
  2.  (A) ANY PERSON, POLITICAL COMMITTEE, LABOR ORGANIZATION, OR CORPO-
RATION WHO ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME PENALTIES AS THOSE  PRESCRIBED
FOR THE OFFENSE THAT THE PERSON ATTEMPTED TO COMMIT.
  (B)  IF TWO OR MORE PERSONS CONSPIRE TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE DESCRIBED IN
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AND ONE OR MORE OF SUCH PERSONS DO  ANY
ACT  TO EFFECT THE OBJECT OF THE CONSPIRACY, EACH PERSON SHALL BE GUILTY
OF VIOLATING SECTION 17-152 OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 4. Section 17-166 of the election law is amended to read as follows:
  S 17-166. Penalty. Any person convicted of a  misdemeanor  under  this
article  shall BE CONVICTED OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR for a first offense
[be punished] PUNISHABLE by A SENTENCE OF  imprisonment  for  [not  more
than]  UP TO one year, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than five hundred dollars, or by both such fine  and  imprison-

A. 9250                             3

ment.  Any person who, having been convicted of a misdemeanor under this
article, shall thereafter be convicted of another misdemeanor under this
article, shall be guilty of a CLASS D felony,  AND  FOR  ANY  SUBSEQUENT
MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE UNDER THIS ARTICLE, A CLASS B FELONY.
  ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF A FELONY UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CONVICTED
OF  A  CLASS  D FELONY FOR A FIRST OFFENSE AND FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT FELONY
OFFENSE UNDER THIS ARTICLE, A CLASS B FELONY.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2009-A9250A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Election Law
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§17-151 & 17-153, amd §17-166, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A5915
2013-2014: A2627
2015-2016: A5841
2017-2018: A3122
2019-2020: A7972
2021-2022: A9555
2023-2024: A8608
2025-2026: A3412

2009-A9250A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes the suppression of voters a civil violation.

2009-A9250A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 9250--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KAVANAGH, LATIMER, WRIGHT, P. RIVERA, DINOWITZ,
  BROOK-KRASNY, LIFTON, PERRY, MILLMAN, GALEF, CLARK, GORDON, O'DONNELL,
  ROSENTHAL, ALFANO, BENJAMIN, CASTRO, SKARTADOS, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M.  of A. BARRA, BOYLAND, BRENNAN, CRESPO, GUNTHER, HEAST-
  IE, LANCMAN, MAYERSOHN,  MOLINARO,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  PHEFFER,  REILLY,
  ROBINSON,  TITONE,  TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- 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 committee

AN ACT to amend  the  election  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting  the
  suppression of voters

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

  Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "deceptive
practices and voter suppression prevention act".
  S 2. The election law is amended by adding a  new  section  17-151  to
read as follows:
  S  17-151.  DECEPTIVE PRACTICES.   1. ANY PERSON, POLITICAL COMMITTEE,
LABOR ORGANIZATION, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY, WHETHER  ACTING  UNDER
COLOR OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, WHO KNOWINGLY COMMUNICATES OR KNOWINGLY CAUS-
ES TO BE COMMUNICATED DECEPTIVE INFORMATION, KNOWING SUCH INFORMATION TO
BE  FALSE  AND,  IN  ACTING  IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED, PREVENTS OR DETERS
ANOTHER PERSON FROM EXERCISING THE RIGHT TO VOTE  IN  ANY  ELECTION,  IS
GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.
  2.  THE  FOLLOWING  DEFINITIONS  ARE  APPLICABLE  TO THIS SECTION: (A)
"DECEPTIVE INFORMATION" MEANS FALSE INFORMATION REGARDING: (I) THE TIME,
PLACE, OR MANNER  OF  ANY  ELECTION;  (II)  THE  QUALIFICATIONS  FOR  OR
RESTRICTIONS ON VOTER ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY ELECTION, INCLUDING ANY PENAL-
TIES  ASSOCIATED  WITH  VOTING  BY  INELIGIBLE VOTERS; (III) INFORMATION
REGARDING A VOTER'S REGISTRATION STATUS  OR  ELIGIBILITY;  OR  (IV)  THE
POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION OF ANY CANDIDATE; AND
  (B) "ELECTION" AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE DEEMED TO APPLY TO AND
INCLUDE  ALL  ELECTIONS  ADMINISTERED  BY  THE STATE OR CITY OF NEW YORK

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09472-06-0

A. 9250--A                          2

BOARDS OF ELECTIONS, OR ANY COUNTY BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS,  INCLUDING  ANY
GENERAL,  PRIMARY,  RUN-OFF,  OR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ANY STATE OR LOCAL
OFFICE OR BALLOT PROPOSITION.
  3.  ANY  PERSON  AGGRIEVED  BY  A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
SECTION MAY INSTITUTE A CIVIL ACTION  OR  OTHER  PROPER  PROCEEDING  FOR
PREVENTATIVE  RELIEF,  OR MAY APPLY FOR A PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY INJUNC-
TION, RESTRAINING ORDER, DECLARATORY JUDGMENT, OR  OTHER  ORDER  IN  ANY
COURT WITH JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-100 OF THIS CHAPTER.
  4.  ANY  ATTEMPT  TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISION OF  THE  PENAL
LAW, IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
  5.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF ARTICLE TWENTY AND ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIVE OF
THE PENAL LAW, RELATING TO CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR CONDUCT OF ANOTHER AND
CONSPIRACY, SHALL APPLY TO PROSECUTIONS UNDER THIS SECTION.
  6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL
SHALL  HAVE  CONCURRENT  JURISDICTION  WITH ANY DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN THE
PROSECUTION OF ANY OFFENSES UNDER THIS  SECTION  RELATING  TO  DECEPTIVE
PRACTICES AS WELL AS ANY OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF SUCH PROSECUTION.
  S  3.  The  election  law is amended by adding a new section 17-153 to
read as follows:
  S 17-153. SUPPRESSION OF VOTERS. 1. ANY PERSON,  POLITICAL  COMMITTEE,
LABOR  ORGANIZATION,  CORPORATION,  OR  OTHER  ENTITY  WHO SUPPRESSES OR
THREATENS TO SUPPRESS THE RIGHT OF ANY PERSON TO LAWFULLY EXERCISE THEIR
FRANCHISE, OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER COMPELS SUCH  PERSON  TO  VOTE  OR  TO
REFRAIN  FROM  VOTING  FOR  OR AGAINST A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC
OFFICE OR FOR OR AGAINST A PARTICULAR BALLOT PROPOSITION IS GUILTY OF  A
CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SUPPRESS" SHALL MEAN TO USE
FORCE,  AUTHORITY  OR AN ABUSE OF POWER TO PREVENT, RESTRAIN, INHIBIT OR
COMPEL ANOTHER FROM ACTING IN HIS OR HER OWN INTERESTS OR INTENTIONS, OR
INTO NOT ACTING AT ALL.
  3. ANY PERSON, POLITICAL COMMITTEE, LABOR ORGANIZATION, OR CORPORATION
WHO ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS
SECTION IS GUILTY OF A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
  4.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF ARTICLE TWENTY AND ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIVE OF
THE PENAL LAW, RELATING TO CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR CONDUCT OF ANOTHER AND
CONSPIRACY SHALL APPLY TO PROSECUTIONS UNDER THIS SECTION.
  5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL
SHALL  HAVE  CONCURRENT  JURISDICTION  WITH ANY DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN THE
PROSECUTION OF ANY OFFENSES UNDER THIS  SECTION  RELATING  TO  DECEPTIVE
PRACTICES AS WELL AS ANY OFFENSES ARISING OUT OF SUCH PROSECUTION.
  S 4. Section 17-166 of the election law is amended to read as follows:
  S  17-166.  Penalty.  Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under this
article shall for a first offense be punished by A SENTENCE OF imprison-
ment for not more than one year, or by a  fine  of  not  less  than  one
hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. Any person who, having been convicted of a misdemeanor
under this article, shall thereafter be convicted of another misdemeanor
under this article, shall be guilty of a felony.
  ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF A FELONY UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CONVICTED
OF  A  CLASS  E FELONY FOR A FIRST OFFENSE AND FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT FELONY
OFFENSE UNDER THIS ARTICLE, A CLASS D FELONY.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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