| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2010 |
print number 1264a |
| Apr 16, 2010 |
amend and recommit to finance |
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to finance |
| Jan 28, 2009 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S1264
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S1264 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3375
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §837-a, Exec L; amd §5-210, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
A4367
2013-2014: A4830
2015-2016: A6491
2009-S1264 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1264
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the executive law and the election law, in relation to
notifying persons convicted of a felony of their right to vote after
the completion of such person's term of imprisonment, and requiring
that voter registration forms be sent to them accordingly
PURPOSE :
To require automatic notification of former inmates that their right
to vote is restored when they are released from prison and are
discharged from parole, and to provide those individuals with voter
registration forms.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 adds subdivision 9 to section 837-a of the Executive Law,
which requires the division of criminal justice services to notify a
person of his or her right to vote within 30 days prior to the release
of any person from a correctional facility or any person convicted of
a felony whose right to vote shall be reinstated, and to provide such
person with an application form for registration and enrollment to
vote as required by subdivision fifteen of section 5-210 of the
election law.
Section 2 adds subdivision 16 to section 5-210 of the Election Law,
2009-S1264 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1264
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 28, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, BRESLIN, DIAZ, DILAN, DUANE,
HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER, KRUGER, PARKER, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SCHNEIDER-
MAN, THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the election law, in relation to
notifying persons convicted of a felony of their right to vote after
the completion of such person's term of imprisonment, and requiring
that voter registration forms be sent to them accordingly
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 837-a of the executive law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
9. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF ANY PERSON
FROM A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION OR ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF A FELONY
WHOSE RIGHT TO REGISTER AND VOTE SHALL BE REINSTATED PURSUANT TO SECTION
5-106 OF THE ELECTION LAW, NOTIFY SUCH A PERSON OF HIS OR HER RIGHTS
UNDER SUCH SECTION AND PROVIDE SUCH PERSON WITH AN APPLICATION FORM FOR
REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN OF
SECTION 5-210 OF THE ELECTION LAW.
S 2. Section 5-210 of the election law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 16 to read as follows:
16. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ANNUALLY OR MORE FREQUENTLY AS
NECESSARY, PROVIDE THE STATE BOARD OF PAROLE WITH A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF
VOTER REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT FORMS AS WILL ENABLE IT TO SEND A COPY
THEREOF TO ANY PERSON WHO IS REQUIRED TO BE NOTIFIED OF HIS OR HER RIGHT
TO VOTE AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED
THIRTY-SEVEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S1264A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3375
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §837-a, Exec L; amd §5-210, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
A4367
2013-2014: A4830
2015-2016: A6491
2009-S1264A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1264A
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the executive law and the election law, in relation to
notifying persons convicted of a felony of their right to vote after
the completion of such person's term of imprisonment, and requiring
that voter registration forms be sent to them accordingly
PURPOSE :
To require automatic notification of former inmates that their right
to vote is restored when they are released from prison and are
discharged from parole and to provide those individuals with voter
registration forms.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 adds subdivision 9 to section 837-a of the Executive Law,
which requires the division of criminal justice services to notify a
person of his or her right to vote within 30 days prior to the release
of any person from a correctional facility or any person convicted of
a felony whose right to vote shall be reinstated, and to provide such
person with an application form for registration and enrollment to
vote as required by subdivision fifteen of section 5-210 of the
election law.
Section 2 adds subdivision 16 to section 5-210 of the Election Law,
2009-S1264A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1264--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 28, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sens. MONTGOMERY, BRESLIN, DIAZ, DILAN, DUANE,
HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER, KRUGER, PARKER, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SCHNEIDER-
MAN, THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted to the Commit-
tee on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the election law, in relation to
notifying persons convicted of a felony of their right to vote after
the completion of such person's term of imprisonment, and requiring
that voter registration forms be sent to them accordingly
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 837-a of the executive law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
10. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF ANY PERSON
FROM A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION OR ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF A FELONY
WHOSE RIGHT TO REGISTER AND VOTE SHALL BE REINSTATED PURSUANT TO SECTION
5-106 OF THE ELECTION LAW, NOTIFY SUCH A PERSON OF HIS OR HER RIGHTS
UNDER SUCH SECTION AND PROVIDE SUCH PERSON WITH AN APPLICATION FORM FOR
REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN OF
SECTION 5-210 OF THE ELECTION LAW.
S 2. Section 5-210 of the election law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 16 to read as follows:
16. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ANNUALLY OR MORE FREQUENTLY AS
NECESSARY, PROVIDE THE STATE BOARD OF PAROLE WITH A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF
VOTER REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT FORMS AS WILL ENABLE IT TO SEND A COPY
THEREOF TO ANY PERSON WHO IS REQUIRED TO BE NOTIFIED OF HIS OR HER RIGHT
TO VOTE AS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED
THIRTY-SEVEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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