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Assembly Bill A11343

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Permits additional persons to provide notification to the board of elections in the case of the death of a registered voter

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2017-A11343 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-400, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A2953

2017-A11343 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits additional persons to provide notification to the board of elections in the case of the death of a registered voter.

2017-A11343 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11343
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 19, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Ortiz) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  permitting  additional
   persons  to provide notification to the board of elections in the case
   of the death of a registered voter
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  5-400 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. IF A VOTER DIES, STATE AND COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS SHALL  PERMIT
 THE  NEXT  OF  KIN  OR  ATTORNEY  IN FACT FOR SUCH VOTER TO FILL OUT ANY
 NECESSARY CERTIFICATE OF DEATH FORMS OR DOCUMENTS FOR PROPER REMOVAL  OF
 SUCH DECEASED VOTER FROM VOTER ROLLS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (E) OF SUBDI-
 VISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. IF SUCH DECEASED VOTER HAS NO NEXT OF KIN OR
 POWERS  OF ATTORNEY, HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS SHALL
 ALSO BE PERMITTED TO PROVIDE THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WITH SUCH  FORMS  OR
 DOCUMENTS  NECESSARY  FOR  THE REMOVAL OF SUCH DECEASED VOTER FROM VOTER
 ROLLS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16520-01-8

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