senate Bill S840

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes ballot by mail by removing cause for absentee ballot voting

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 15, 2018 opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 12, 2018 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 03, 2018 referred to judiciary
Feb 10, 2017 opinion referred to judiciary
Jan 13, 2017 to attorney-general for opinion
Jan 05, 2017 referred to judiciary

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S840 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7623
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 2 §2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5099
2011-2012: A5202
2013-2014: A4526
2015-2016: S4456, A4456, A3874
2019-2020: S871, S1049, A778, A1276
2021-2022: S360, A4431, A6777

S840 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes ballot by mail by removing cause for absentee ballot voting.

S840 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S840 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                   840

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 5, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. COMRIE, ADDABBO, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LATIMER, PERKINS
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Judiciary

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 2 of the constitution, in
  relation to authorizing ballot by mail by removing cause for  absentee
  ballot voting

  Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 2 of arti-
cle 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  § 2. The legislature may, by general law, provide a manner  in  which,
and  the  time  and place at which, qualified voters [who, on the occur-
rence of any election, may be absent from the county of their  residence
or,  if  residents of the city of New York, from the city, and qualified
voters who, on the occurrence of any election, may be unable  to  appear
personally at the polling place because of illness or physical disabili-
ty,]  may  vote  and  for  the  return and canvass of their votes IN ANY
ELECTION.
  § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD89002-01-7

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