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Apr 07, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S5536
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S5536 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6406
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§5-210, 5-211, 5-212, 5-302, 10-106, 11-200 & 11-202, rpld §5-304 sub 3, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
A3557
2021-2022: A792
2017-S5536 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5536 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to registering to vote and enrolling in a party within 10 days of a primary, general or special election; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section 5-304 of the election law relating thereto PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To allow for the process of registering to vote and changing party enrollment to take place no later than ten days prior to any primary, general, or special election. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 completed new voter application forms must be submitted to the state board of elections not later than the tenth day and received not later than the fifth day preceding the next ensuing election to be valid. If a voter changes their party affiliation while being a registered voter they can participate in any election so long as this transition of information is submitted no later than ten days and received not later than the fifth day preceding the next ensuing election. An application from a military voter who was not previously registered must be received by the appropriate board of elections no later than ten days before any such election. When special federal voters are able to vote, those who were not previously registered must
2017-S5536 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5536 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 7, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 registering to vote and enrolling in a party within 10 days of a primary, general or special election; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section 5-304 of the election law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 5-210 of the election law, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 255 of the laws of 2015 and subdivi- sion 4 as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, are 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] TENTH day before the next ensuing primary, general or special election, and received no later than the [twentieth] FIFTH day before such election, or delivered in person to such board of elections not later than the tenth day before a special 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 application form from a person who does not reside in its jurisdiction but who does reside else- where 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09525-05-7
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