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                                  5068

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, DINOWITZ, LUPARDO, MOSLEY, PERRY, RAMOS --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Election Law

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 9 of article 2 of the constitution, in
  relation to early voting for presidential elections

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 9 of article
2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S 9. A. Notwithstanding the residence requirements imposed by  section
one  of  this  article,  the  legislature  may,  by general law, provide
special procedures whereby every person who shall have moved from anoth-
er state to this state or from one county, city or village  within  this
state to another county, city or village within this state and who shall
have  been an inhabitant of this state in any event for ninety days next
preceding an election at which electors are to be chosen for the  office
of  president  and vice president of the United States shall be entitled
to vote in this state solely for such electors, provided such person  is
otherwise  qualified to vote in this state and is not able to qualify to
vote for such electors in any other state. The legislature may also,  by
general  law,  prescribe  special procedures whereby every person who is
registered and would be qualified to vote in this state but for  his  or
her  removal  from  this  state  to  another  state within one year next
preceding such election shall be entitled to vote in this  state  solely
for  such  electors, provided such person is not able to qualify to vote
for such electors in any other state.
  B. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, THE  LEGISLATURE  MAY,
BY  GENERAL LAW, FOR ANY ELECTION AT WHICH ELECTORS ARE TO BE CHOSEN FOR
THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, PROVIDE
A MANNER IN WHICH, AND THE TIME AND PLACE AT WHICH, QUALIFIED VOTERS MAY
VOTE PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH ELECTION, AND FOR THE RETURN AND  CANVASS
OF THEIR VOTES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89055-01-5
              

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  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.