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Senate Bill S4426

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Eliminates requirement that affidavits subscribed by voters contain the address where he or she was previously registered and substantially comply with a form prescribed by state board of elections

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2015-S4426 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2098
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-302, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4270, A6817
2017-2018: S1265, A7484
2019-2020: S3045, A1320

2015-S4426 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates requirement that affidavits subscribed by voters contain the address where he or she was previously registered and substantially comply with a form prescribed by the state board of elections.

2015-S4426 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4426 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4426

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to voter affidavits

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subparagraph  (ii)  of  paragraph (e) of subdivision 3 of
section 8-302 of the election law, as amended by chapter 164 of the laws
of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  (ii) He or she may swear to and subscribe an affidavit stating that he
or she has duly  registered  to  vote,  the  address  in  such  election
district  from which he or she registered, that he or she remains a duly
qualified voter in such election district, that his or her  registration
poll  record  appears  to  be  lost or misplaced or that his or her name
and/or his or her signature was  omitted  from  the  computer  generated
registration  list or that he or she has moved within the county or city
since he or she last registered, [the address from which he or  she  was
previously  registered  and]  the  address  at which he or she currently
resides, and at a primary election, the party in  which  he  or  she  is
enrolled.  The  inspectors  of election shall offer such an affidavit to
each such voter whose residence address is in  such  election  district.
Each  such  affidavit  shall  SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLY WITH AND be in a form
prescribed by the state board of  elections,  shall  be  printed  on  an
envelope  of  the size and quality used for an absentee ballot envelope,
and shall contain an acknowledgment that the  affiant  understands  that
any false statement made therein is perjury punishable according to law.
Such  form  prescribed  by  the  state  board of elections shall request
information required to register such  voter  should  the  county  board
determine  that  such  voter  is  not registered and shall constitute an
application to register to  vote.  The  voter's  name  and  the  entries
required shall then be entered without delay and without further inquiry
in  the  fourth section of the challenge report or in the place provided

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06321-01-5

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