| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 02, 2016 |
print number 3291a |
| Jun 02, 2016 |
amend and recommit to local government |
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to local government |
| Feb 04, 2015 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S3291A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2015-S3291 - Details
2015-S3291 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3291
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the town law, in relation to
registration to vote
PURPOSE: This bill will clarify that only persons registered to vote
with the board of elections are eligible to vote in special town
elections except if the town elects to provide personal registration.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends section 84 of the town law as it
relates to clarifying that in the event a town does not provide
personal registration, only persons who are registered to vote with
the board of elections are eligible to vote in special town elections.
Section two of the bill relates to the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION: Currently, the only requirement for voting in special
town elections is that you are a town resident. If the special
election was held at the time of the general election in November then
only residents who are registered to vote with the county board of
elections are eligible to participate. There is no uniform method in
proving residency for these special elections; forcing poll workers to
utilize affidavit ballots if the person is not registered with the
board of elections. This antiquated process creates confusion and
2015-S3291 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3291
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 4, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to registration to vote
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 84 of the town law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. IN THE EVENT A TOWN BOARD DOES NOT ELECT TO PROVIDE PERSONAL REGIS-
TRATION FOR A SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION, NO PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE
UNLESS THEY ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE WITH THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON THE
TENTH DAY BEFORE SUCH ELECTION.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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2015-S3291A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S3291A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3291A
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the town law, in relation to
registration to vote
PURPOSE :
This bill will clarify that only persons registered to vote with the
board of elections are eligible to vote in special town elections
except if the town elects to provide personal registration.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section one of the bill amends section 84 of the town law as it
relates to clarifying that in the event a town does not provide
personal registration, only persons who are registered to vote with
the board of elections are eligible to vote in special town elections.
Section two of the bill relates to the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION :
Currently, the only requirement for voting in special town elections
is that you are a town resident. If the special election was held at
the time of the general election in November then only residents who
are registered to vote with the county board of elections are eligible
2015-S3291A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3291--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 4, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate
Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to registration to vote
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 84 of the town law, as amended by
chapter 281 of the laws of 1998, is amended and a new subdivision 7 is
added to read as follows:
5. In order to assist boards of registration in the preparation of
their registers, the town clerk, prior to the first meeting of such
boards of registration, shall obtain from the board of elections of the
county in which such town is located, the list of names and addresses of
all voters registered with such board of elections on or before the
[twenty-third] TENTH day before such special election. The town clerk
shall deliver the names and addresses of qualified voters to the appro-
priate board or boards of registration on or before the first meeting of
such board or boards. At the first and subsequent meetings of the board
of registration for each voting place designated by the town board for
such special town election, such board of registration shall place on
the register described in subdivision four hereof the names of all qual-
ified voters and all other qualified voters who personally appear, and
those military voters and such other voters who are absent by reason of
confining illness or physical disability or whose duties, occupation or
business required them to be outside of the state of New York, having
the qualifications of voters prescribed in this section and who have
made application for absentee ballots as certified to them by the town
clerk.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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