Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 13, 2019 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jun 10, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6422
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
2019-S6422 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8228
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §5-304, El L
2019-S6422 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6422 SPONSOR: KRUEGER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to change of enrollment by previously registered voters PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to ensure that voters who wish to vote for a preferred presidential candidate, but who are not enrolled members of that party, may change their enrollment within a reasonable period before such presidential primary. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 3 of section 5-304 of the Election Law to provide that in the year before a presidential election, if a previously registered voter files a change of enrollment or a new enrollment after the twenty-fifth day before the general elections and no later than the day before the first day to circulate a petition for the presidential primary, such change of enrollment or new enrollment
2019-S6422 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6422 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 10, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to change of enrollment by previously registered voters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 5-304 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 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 as provided in this article; PROVIDED HOWEV- ER, IN THE YEAR BEFORE A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IF A PREVIOUSLY REGIS- TERED VOTER FILES A CHANGE OF ENROLLMENT OR A NEW ENROLLMENT AFTER THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTIONS AND NO LATER THAN THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRST DAY TO CIRCULATE A PETITION FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMA- RY, SUCH CHANGE OF ENROLLMENT OR NEW ENROLLMENT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMME- DIATELY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13243-01-9
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