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Senate Bill S7763
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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-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:
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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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