Senate Bill S304

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Removes the personal appearance requirement for voter registration or renewals

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Archive: Last Bill Status - 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-S304 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 2 §6, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5125
2017-2018: S4216

2019-S304 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes the personal appearance requirement for voter registration or renewals.

2019-S304 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S304 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    304
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 6 of article 2 of the constitution, in
   relation to the personal appearance requirement for voter registration
 
   Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 6 of  arti-
 cle 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   §  6.  The  legislature  may provide by law for a system or systems of
 registration whereby [upon personal application] a voter may  be  regis-
 tered  and  his or her registration continued so long as he or she shall
 remain qualified to vote from an address within the jurisdiction of  the
 board with which such voter is registered.
   §  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly 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 three months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89058-01-9



              

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