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Senate Bill S8949

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the governor's authority to grant voting rights to persons on parole

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2017-S8949 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 4 §4, Constn

2017-S8949 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the governor from granting voting rights to persons on parole.

2017-S8949 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8949 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8949
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 4 of article 4 of the constitution, in
   relation to the governor's authority to grant voting rights to persons
   on parole

   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 4 of  arti-
 cle 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   §  4.  The  governor  shall  have the power to grant reprieves, commu-
 tations and pardons after conviction, for all  offenses  except  treason
 and   cases   of   impeachment,  upon  such  conditions  and  with  such
 restrictions and limitations, as he or she may think proper, subject  to
 such  regulations  as  may  be provided by law relative to the manner of
 applying for pardons. Upon conviction for treason,  the  governor  shall
 have  power  to  suspend  the  execution of the sentence, until the case
 shall be reported to the legislature  at  its  next  meeting,  when  the
 legislature  shall  either  pardon,  or commute the sentence, direct the
 execution of the sentence, or grant a  further  reprieve.  The  governor
 shall  annually  communicate  to  the legislature each case of reprieve,
 commutation or pardon granted, stating the  name  of  the  convict,  the
 crime of which the convict was convicted, the sentence and its date, and
 the  date of the commutation, pardon or reprieve.  THE POWERS GRANTED TO
 THE GOVERNOR UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY IN CASES
 OF GRANTING PERSONS ON PAROLE THE RIGHT TO REGISTER FOR OR VOTE  AT  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.
                                                            LBD89147-01-8

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