Assembly Bill A9706

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes variable message signs placed within the right of way of highways to display certain voting related communications

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  • 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-A9706 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6805
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Highway Law
Laws Affected:
Add §332, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7369
2021-2022: A4505, S262
2023-2024: A9634, S2388

2019-A9706 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes variable message signs placed within the right of way of highways to display certain voting related communications; provides that no such communications shall be displayed if advised by the United States Department of Transportation or any of its agencies that the display of such information will interfere with federal law or regulation or result in the reduction of federal aid highway funds.

2019-A9706 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9706
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the highway law, in relation to authorizing variable
   message signs placed within the right of way of  highways  to  display
   certain voting related communications
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The highway law is amended by adding a new section  332  to
 read as follows:
   §  332. VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS; VOTING RELATED COMMUNICATIONS. (A) THE
 COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PLACE, CAUSE TO BE PLACED, OR PERMIT TO BE
 PLACED PERMANENT OR PORTABLE VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS WITHIN THE RIGHT  OF
 WAY  OF  ANY  HIGHWAY  OVER WHICH HE OR SHE HAS JURISDICTION, DISPLAYING
 VOTING RELATED COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION:
   (I) NOTICE OF THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE BEGINNING THE FIFTH DAY
 PRIOR TO THE RESPECTIVE DEADLINE FOR  A  STATEWIDE  PRIMARY  OR  GENERAL
 ELECTION; AND
   (II) NOTICE OF ANY STATEWIDE GENERAL, PRIMARY, OR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR
 ANY STATEWIDE PUBLIC OFFICE, BEGINNING THREE DAYS PRIOR TO AND INCLUDING
 ELECTION DAY.
   (B)  PROVIDED  THAT IT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OR
 REGULATION, ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE  HAVING  JURISDICTION
 OVER  ANY  HIGHWAY IS AUTHORIZED TO PLACE, CAUSE TO BE PLACED, OR PERMIT
 TO BE PLACED PERMANENT OR PORTABLE  VARIABLE  MESSAGE  SIGNS  DISPLAYING
 VOTING  RELATED  COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF SUCH HIGHWAY,
 INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION:
   (I) NOTICE OF THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE BEGINNING THE FIFTH DAY
 PRIOR TO THE RESPECTIVE DEADLINE FOR  A  STATEWIDE  PRIMARY  OR  GENERAL
 ELECTION; AND
   (II) NOTICE OF ANY STATEWIDE GENERAL, PRIMARY, OR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR
 ANY STATEWIDE PUBLIC OFFICE, BEGINNING THREE DAYS PRIOR TO AND INCLUDING
 ELECTION DAY.
   (C)  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PRIOR
 TO DISPLAYING VOTING RELATED COMMUNICATIONS TO ENSURE THAT SUCH COMMUNI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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