| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to elections |
| Jul 16, 2009 |
committed to rules |
| May 04, 2009 |
advanced to third reading |
| Apr 29, 2009 |
2nd report cal. |
| Apr 28, 2009 |
1st report cal.231 |
| Apr 07, 2009 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S3996
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
2009-S3996 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8348
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง5-210, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
S1561, A5900
2013-2014: A2104
2015-2016: A5870
2017-2018: A5908, A10582
2019-2020: A116
2021-2022: A8858
2009-S3996 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3996
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the election law, in relation to voter registration
PURPOSE :
The bill authorizes voters whose applications are timely mailed and
received to vote in the next following primary, general or special
election.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1: Amends Election Law subdivision 3 of section 5-210, as
amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 205, to provide that an
application postmarked by no later than fifteen days before the next
primary, general or special election, which is received no later than
ten days before such election, or which is delivered in person at
least 10 days before such election to the county board of elections,
shall entitle such applicant to vote at such election.
Section 2: Provides for the Act to take effect immediately.
Under current law, an application postmarked by twenty-five days
before the next primary, general or special election, which is
received at least 20 days before such election, or delivered in person
to the county board of elections at least 10 days before a special
2009-S3996 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3996
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 7, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to voter registration
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 5-210 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
follows:
3. Completed application forms, when received by any county board of
elections and, with respect to application forms promulgated by the
federal election commission, when received by the state board of
elections, or showing a dated cancellation mark of the United States
Postal Service or contained in an envelope showing such a dated cancel-
lation mark which is not later than the [twenty-fifth] FIFTEENTH day
before the next ensuing primary, general or special election, and
received no later than the [twentieth] TENTH day before such election,
or delivered in person to such county board of elections not later than
the tenth day before [a special] SUCH election, shall entitle the appli-
cant to vote in such election, if he or she is otherwise qualified,
provided, however, such applicant shall not vote on a voting machine
until his or her identity is verified. Any county board of elections
receiving an application form from a person who does not reside in its
jurisdiction but who does reside elsewhere in the state of New York,
shall forthwith forward such application form to the proper county board
of elections. Each board of elections shall make an entry on each such
form of the date it is received by such board.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08458-02-9
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