Assembly Bill A5908

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Reduces the time for mailing and receipt of registration application to constitutional minimum

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5908 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7131
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-210, El L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A5908, A10582, S7131

2017-A5908 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reduces the time for mailing and receipt of registration application to constitutional minimum.

2017-A5908 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5908
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KAVANAGH,  COLTON, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, HOOPER,
   CAHILL, MAGEE, ZEBROWSKI, QUART, FAHY, OTIS, ROZIC, BRINDISI,  ABINAN-
   TI,  BUCHWALD,  JAFFEE, ROSENTHAL, RYAN, PAULIN, HEVESI -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to voter registration
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 5-210 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 255 of the laws  of  2015,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  Completed  application  forms,  when  received  by  any  board  of
 elections and, with respect to  application  forms  promulgated  by  the
 federal  election  commission,  when  received  by  the  state  board of
 elections, or showing a dated cancellation mark  of  the  United  States
 Postal  Service or contained in an envelope showing such a dated cancel-
 lation mark which is not later than  the  [twenty-fifth]  FIFTEENTH  day
 before  the  next  ensuing  primary,  general  or  special election, and
 received no later than the [twentieth] TENTH day before  such  election,
 or  delivered  in  person  to such board of elections not later than the
 tenth day before [a special] SUCH election, shall entitle the  applicant
 to vote in such election, if he or she is otherwise qualified, provided,
 however,  such applicant shall not vote on a voting machine until his or
 her identity is verified. Any board of elections receiving  an  applica-
 tion  form from a person who does not reside in its jurisdiction but who
 does reside elsewhere in the state of New York, shall forthwith  forward
 such  application  form  to the proper board of elections. Each board of
 elections shall make an entry on each  such  form  of  the  date  it  is
 received by such board.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03025-01-7

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