Assembly Bill A778

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes ballot by mail by removing cause for absentee ballot voting

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1049 - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A778 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1049
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 2 §2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5099
2011-2012: A5202
2013-2014: A4526
2015-2016: A4456, A3874, S4456
2017-2018: A7363, A7623, A8200, S840
2021-2022: A4431, A6777, S360
2023-2024: A6411
2025-2026: A4645

2019-A778 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes ballot by mail by removing cause for absentee ballot voting.

2019-A778 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    778
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. VANEL, LAVINE, HEASTIE, CUSICK, LUPARDO, GOTT-
   FRIED, PAULIN, AUBRY, SIMOTAS,  GALEF,  LIFTON,  ABINANTI,  ZEBROWSKI,
   COLTON,  CARROLL,  WEPRIN,  BARNWELL,  SEAWRIGHT,  RAMOS, SIMON, OTIS,
   GLICK, SCHIMMINGER, DINOWITZ, JONES, BUCHWALD, L. ROSENTHAL,  WALLACE,
   ENGLEBRIGHT, JAFFEE, HYNDMAN, BURKE, CRUZ, EICHENSTEIN, EPSTEIN, FALL,
   GRIFFIN,  JACOBSON, McMAHON, RAYNOR, REYES, ROMEO, WEINSTEIN -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRONSON,  PERRY,  THIELE  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 2 of the constitution, in
   relation  to authorizing ballot by mail by removing cause for absentee
   ballot voting
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of  article
 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   §  2.  The legislature may, by general law, provide a manner in which,
 and the time and place at which, qualified voters [who,  on  the  occur-
 rence  of any election, may be absent from the county of their residence
 or, if residents of the city of New York, from the city,  and  qualified
 voters  who,  on the occurrence of any election, may be unable to appear
 personally at the polling place because of illness or physical disabili-
 ty,] may vote and for the return and  canvass  of  their  votes  IN  ANY
 ELECTION.
   §  2. Resolved (if the Senate 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.
                                                            LBD89004-01-9

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