Senate Bill S4299

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting voting rights expansion act; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections 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-S4299 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §§8-400 & 8-402, amd El L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5446
2015-2016: S1770
2017-2018: S1697
2021-2022: S4808
2023-2024: S6008

2019-S4299 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to voting rights expansion, voter registration on election day, expansion of the use of and requirements for absentee voting, creation of a real-time statewide voter registration database, special ballots for election employees, and voter affidavits.

2019-S4299 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4299 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4299
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, SEPULVEDA -- 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 voting rights expan-
   sion, voter registration on election day, expansion of the use of  and
   requirements  for  absentee voting, creation of a real-time state-wide
   voter registration database, special ballots for  election  employees,
   voter  affidavits; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relat-
   ing thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  election  law  is amended by adding two new sections
 5-217 and 5-217-a to read as follows:
   § 5-217. REGISTERING AT THE POLLING PLACE; ELECTION DAY  REGISTRATION.
 1.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION AND SECTION 5-217-A OF THIS TITLE
 SHALL BE USED AS AN ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE FOR VOTER  REGISTRATION.    FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION AND SECTION 5-217-A OF THIS TITLE, THE TERM
 "ELECTION  DAY"  SHALL  REFER  TO  STATE  PRIMARY  AND  TO STATE GENERAL
 ELECTIONS, TO ALL TOWN, CITY,  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  AND  VILLAGE  DISTRICT
 ELECTIONS,  AND  TO  ALL  ELECTIONS  WHERE  PERSONS MAY VOTE BY ABSENTEE
 BALLOT. A PERSON REGISTERING TO VOTE ON ELECTION  DAY  SHALL  DO  SO  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE
 LAW INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO COMPLETION  OF  A  VOTER  REGISTRATION
 FORM  AS  PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 5-210 OF THIS TITLE. THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SECTION AND THOSE OF 5-217-A OF THIS  TITLE  SHALL  APPLY  NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY.
   2.  ANY PERSON WHOSE NAME IS NOT ON THE CHECKLIST BUT WHO IS OTHERWISE
 A QUALIFIED VOTER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE BY REQUESTING TO  BE  REGIS-
 TERED  TO VOTE AT THE POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DATE. THE VOTER MAY THEN
 VOTE IN SUCH ELECTION. THE APPLICANT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE APPRO-
 PRIATE PROOF OF QUALIFICATIONS AS PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08782-02-9
              

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