Assembly Bill A5911

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Removes limitations on voting by absentee ballot that are required by the constitution

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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-A5911 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1563
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 2 §2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8277, S5028
2013-2014: A2045, S2542
2015-2016: A2644

2011-A5911 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes limitations on voting by absentee ballot that are required by the constitution.

2011-A5911 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5911

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, COLTON, GALEF, LIFTON, LUPARDO, MOLINA-
  RO,  P. RIVERA  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, LAVINE,
  MAGEE, PERRY, ROSENTHAL, THIELE, WEISENBERG -- 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 absentee 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 occur-
rence 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 ON OR BEFORE THE DAY DESIGNATED FOR AN ELECTION AND OTHER
THAN BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE AT THE POLLING PLACE and for the return  and
canvass of their votes.
  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.
                                                           LBD89001-01-1

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