Assembly Actions -
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May 15, 2018 |
referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
Apr 25, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 24, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 23, 2018 |
1st report cal.840 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs returned to senate died in assembly |
May 24, 2017 |
referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 21, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 20, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 15, 2017 |
1st report cal.420 |
Jan 05, 2017 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S944
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
2017-S944 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S944 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S944 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the military law and the election law, in relation to the counting of ballots of deceased military personnel PURPOSE : This bill provides that in the event that a service member who has casted an absentee ballot, dies in combat before the date of the scheduled election, their ballot shall still be counted towards the election for which it was cast. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section One amends the military law to provide for the counting of absentee ballots casted by deceased military personnel. Section Two amends the election law to make corresponding changes. Section Three provides that this act shall take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION : New York State law prohibits the counting of an absentee ballot cast
2017-S944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 944 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 5, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. CROCI, FUNKE, LARKIN, MARCHIONE, ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the military law and the election law, in relation to the counting of ballots of deceased military personnel THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The military law is amended by adding a new section 234 to read as follows: § 234. COUNTING OF BALLOTS OF DECEASED MILITARY PERSONNEL. ANY MEMBER OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD, ARMY RESERVE, NAVAL RESERVE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE, AIR FORCE RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD OR NAVAL MILITIA, WHO CASTS AN ABSENTEE OR MILITARY BALLOT WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY, SHALL HAVE SUCH BALLOT BE COUNTED, IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH SERVICE MEMBER DIES AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN COMBAT OPER- ATIONS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SCHEDULED ELECTION FOR WHICH IT WAS CAST. § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-413 to read as follows: § 8-413. COUNTING OF BALLOTS OF DECEASED MILITARY PERSONNEL. ANY MEMBER OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS, COAST GUARD, ARMY RESERVE, NAVAL RESERVE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE, AIR FORCE RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD OR NAVAL MILITIA, WHO CASTS AN ABSENTEE OR MILI- TARY BALLOT WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY, SHALL HAVE SUCH BALLOT BE COUNTED, IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH SERVICE MEMBER DIES AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN COMBAT OPERATIONS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SCHEDULED ELECTION FOR WHICH IT WAS CAST. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00538-01-7
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