assembly Bill A4526

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for early voting at elections

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Feb 05, 2014 opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 10, 2014 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 08, 2014 referred to election law
Feb 28, 2013 opinion referred to judiciary
Feb 07, 2013 to attorney-general for opinion
Feb 05, 2013 referred to election law

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A4526 (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
2011-2012: A5202
2015-2016: A4456, A3874
2017-2018: A7363, A7623, A8200
2019-2020: A778, A1276
2021-2022: A4431, A6777

A4526 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for early voting at elections.

A4526 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  4526

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BRENNAN, LUPARDO, LAVINE, KELLNER, GOTTFRIED,
  PAULIN, AUBRY, 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.
                                                           LBD89084-01-3