Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 26, 2019 |
signed chap.316 delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.434 substituted for a8228b |
Jun 19, 2019 |
referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 18, 2019 |
ordered to third reading cal.1670 |
Jun 16, 2019 |
print number 6532a |
Jun 16, 2019 |
amend and recommit to rules |
Jun 15, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6532A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 27th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
2019-S6532 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8228
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§5-304 & 5-604, El L
2019-S6532 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6532 SPONSOR: KAVANAGH TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to change of enrollment by previously registered voters PURPOSE: Under current law, when a registered voter seeks to change his/her party enrollment to a different party, enroll in a party (when not previously enrolled in any party), or to end his/her enrollment in a party, the effective change of that enrollment is deferred until the first Tuesday following the general election. As a result, voters wishing to make such changes of enrollment may have to wait as long as thirteen months to see their changes of enrollment take effect. Under this bill, changes of enrollment can be made until February 14th in a calendar year. Any change of enrollment made thereafter would take effect seven days after the succeeding June primary. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2019-S6532 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6532 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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] FEBRUARY FOUR- TEENTH 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] TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. ANY CHANGE OF ENROLLMENT AFTER SUCH DATE SHALL TAKE EFFECT SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE SUCCEEDING JUNE PRIMARY. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 5-604 of the election law, as amended by chapter 5 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 1. The board of elections shall also cause to be published for each election district a complete list of the registered voters of each election district. Such list shall, in addition to the information required for registration lists, include the party enrollment of each voter. At least as many copies of such list shall be prepared as the required minimum number of registration lists. Lists for all the election districts in a ward or assembly district may be bound together in one volume. The board of elections shall also cause to be published a complete list of names and residence addresses of the registered voters, including the party enrollment of each voter, for each town and city over which the board has jurisdiction. The names for each town and city may be arranged according to street and number or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
(D) 16th Senate District
2019-S6532A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8228
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§5-304 & 5-604, El L
2019-S6532A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6532A SPONSOR: KAVANAGH TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to change of enrollment by previously registered voters PURPOSE: Under current law, when a registered voter seeks to change his/her party enrollment to a different party, enroll in a party (when not previously enrolled in any party), or to end his/her enrollment in a party, the effective change of that enrollment is deferred until the first Tuesday following the general election. As a result, voters wishing to make such changes of enrollment may have to wait as long as thirteen months to see their changes of enrollment take effect. Under this bill, changes of enrollment can be made until February 14th in a calendar year. Any change of enrollment made thereafter would take effect seven days after the succeeding June primary. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
2019-S6532A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6532--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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 arti- cle] WILL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, PROVIDED HOWEVER, ANY CHANGE OF ENROLLMENT RECEIVED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AFTER FEBRUARY FOURTEENTH AND BEFORE OR ON SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE JUNE PRIMARY SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE SEVENTH DAY AFTER THE JUNE PRIMARY. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 5-604 of the election law, as amended by chapter 5 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 1. The board of elections shall also cause to be published for each election district a complete list of the registered voters of each election district. Such list shall, in addition to the information required for registration lists, include the party enrollment of each voter. At least as many copies of such list shall be prepared as the required minimum number of registration lists. Lists for all the election districts in a ward or assembly district may be bound together in one volume. The board of elections shall also cause to be published a complete list of names and residence addresses EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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