assembly Bill A5202

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for early voting at elections

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Feb 16, 2012 opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 18, 2012 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 04, 2012 referred to election law
Apr 25, 2011 opinion referred to judiciary
Feb 15, 2011 to attorney-general for opinion
Feb 14, 2011 referred to election law

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A5202 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 2 ยง2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5099
2013-2014: A4526
2015-2016: A4456, A3874
2017-2018: A7363, A7623, A8200
2019-2020: A778, A1276
2021-2022: A4431, A6777

A5202 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for early voting at elections.

A5202 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5202

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, LANCMAN, LUPARDO, LAVINE, KELLNER, GOTT-
  FRIED,  BING,  REILLY,  PHEFFER,  PAULIN, AUBRY, P. RIVERA, SIMOTAS --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.   JACOBS, MAGEE,  PERRY,  STEVENSON  --
  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.
                                                           LBD89014-01-1