Assembly Bill A5625

2011-2012 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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A5625 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1125
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-229, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4895, S8200
2013-2014: S2844

2011-A5625 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-A5625 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5625

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

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.
                                                           LBD01753-01-1

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