Assembly Bill A7436

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to voting rights

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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-A7436 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2260
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§5-108, 17-133 & 17-135, Art 8 Title 6 §8-600, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7585
2015-2016: A5922, S2436
2019-2020: A4797, S5036
2021-2022: S5644
2023-2024: S7266

2017-A7436 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to voting rights including voter protection, voter's bill of rights, illegal voter suppression and intimidation, vote dilution, and preclearance.

2017-A7436 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7436
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BLAKE, KAVANAGH, ROZIC, MOSLEY, ORTIZ, STECK,
   PEOPLES-STOKES, COOK, SEPULVEDA, HOOPER, WRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored  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 voting rights

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-108
 to read as follows:
   § 5-108. VOTER PROTECTION.  1. THE TERMS USED IN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A.  THE  TERM "BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PROVIDED
 FOR BY SECTION 3-100 OF THIS CHAPTER;
   B. THE TERM "ELECTION" SHALL MEAN ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL ELECTION
 HELD IN THE STATE;
   C. THE TERM "COUNTY BOARD OF  ELECTIONS" SHALL HAVE  THE  MEANING  SET
 FORTH IN SECTION 1-104 OF THIS CHAPTER;
   D.  THE  TERM  "ELECTION  OFFICER" SHALL HAVE THE MEANING SET FORTH IN
 SECTION 1-104 OF THIS CHAPTER;
   2. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF VOTER INTIMIDATION  IF  HE  OR  SHE  USES  OR
 THREATENS  FORCE,  VIOLENCE OR ANY TACTIC OF COERCION OR INTIMIDATION TO
 INDUCE OR COMPEL ANY OTHER PERSON TO:
   A. VOTE OR REFRAIN FROM VOTING;
   B. VOTE OR REFRAIN FROM VOTING FOR ANY PARTICULAR CANDIDATE OR  BALLOT
 MEASURE; OR
   C. REFRAIN FROM REGISTERING TO VOTE.
   3.  A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY  OF VOTER SUPPRESSION IF HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY
 ATTEMPTS TO PREVENT OR DETER ANOTHER PERSON  FROM VOTING OR  REGISTERING
 TO  VOTE  BASED ON FRAUDULENT, DECEPTIVE OR SPURIOUS GROUNDS OR INFORMA-
 TION. VOTER SUPPRESSION INCLUDES:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06684-01-7
              

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