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Senate Bill S8200

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that a person may not be compensated based upon the number of signed voter registration cards he or she collects

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2009-S8200 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4895
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง5-229, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1125, A5625
2013-2014: S2844

2009-S8200 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a person may not be compensated based upon the number of signed voter registration cards he or she collects.

2009-S8200 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8200 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8200

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 16, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the election law,  in  relation  to  voter  registration
  cards

  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  5-229
to read as follows:
  S  5-229.  PAYMENT  FOR  VOTER  REGISTRATION  CARDS.  A PERSON MAY NOT
RECEIVE MONEY OR ANY OTHER THING OF VALUE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF  SIGNED
VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS SUCH PERSON COLLECTS.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to voter
registration cards collected on or after such effective date.








 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08153-01-9

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