| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2018 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S7763
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
2017-S7763 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10018
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§5-208 & 5-304, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
-
S591, A284
2017-S7763 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7763
SPONSOR: CARLUCCI
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing the
provision of notice of a change of address ten days before an election
and authorizing the change of party affiliation within twenty-five days
of an election
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill authorizes a registered voter to change his or her address up
to ten days before an election.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends subdivision 3 of section 5-208 of the election law to
allow a voter registration change of address up to ten days before a
primary, special or general election.
2017-S7763 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7763
I N S E N A T E
February 21, 2018
___________
Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 authorizing the
provision of notice of a change of address ten days before an election
and authorizing the change of party affiliation within twenty-five
days of an election
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 5-208 of the election law, as
added by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
3. If such a notice is received at least [twenty] TEN days before a
primary, special or general election, such change of address must be
completed before such election.
§ 2. Subdivision 3 of section 5-304 of the election law, as amended by
chapter 90 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
3. A change of enrollment received by the board of elections not later
than the twenty-fifth day before [the] A PRIMARY, SPECIAL OR general
election shall be [deposited in a sealed enrollment box, which shall not
be opened until the first Tuesday following such general election. Such
change of enrollment shall be then removed and] entered BEFORE SUCH
ELECTION as provided in this article.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14541-01-8
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