assembly Bill A3539

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the state board of elections to develop a program to be administered by all boards of elections to notify voters of certain information where their area has been redistricted

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to election law
Jan 27, 2017 referred to election law

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A3539 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-102, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5131
2015-2016: A578
2019-2020: A274
2021-2022: A150
2023-2024: A3286

A3539 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state board of elections to develop a program to be administered by all boards of elections to notify voters of certain information where their area has been redistricted.

A3539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  3539

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SOLAGES, M. G. MILLER, ROZIC, MONTESA-
  NO,  RAIA,  OTIS, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, GOTT-
  FRIED, PERRY, QUART -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to requiring the state
  board of elections to develop a program  to  be  administered  by  all
  boards  of  elections  to  notify  voters of certain information where
  their area has been redistricted

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

  Section  1.  Section  3-102 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 16-b to read as follows:
  16-B. DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY ALL BOARDS OF  ELECTIONS
TO  NOTIFY  VOTERS  THAT  THEIR DISTRICTS MAY HAVE CHANGED DUE TO REDIS-
TRICTING. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  MAILINGS,
ONLINE,  TELEPHONE  OR  OTHER  RESOURCES TO ASSIST VOTERS IN DETERMINING
POTENTIAL REPRESENTATIVES FOR THEIR DISTRICT PRIOR TO AN ELECTION;
  § 2. This act shall  take  effect  immediately.  The  state  board  of
elections  shall  amend or promulgate pertinent rules and regulations as
necessary to implement the provisions of this act.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05432-01-7