S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 591 A. 284
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Elections
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, DICKENS, BLAKE, GOTTFRIED,
D'URSO, SEAWRIGHT, HYNDMAN, NIOU -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
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.
LBD01950-01-9