Senate Bill S8998

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to removal of a voter from voting rolls due to death

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S8998 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §5-714, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6254

2019-S8998 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the removal of a registered voter from voting rolls due to the death of such voter.

2019-S8998 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8998 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8998
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 23, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- 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 removal of a voter from
   voting rolls due to death
 
   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 a new section 5-714
 to read as follows:
   § 5-714. DEATH OF A REGISTERED VOTER. 1. PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (E)  OF
 SUBDIVISION  ONE OF SECTION 5-400 OF THIS ARTICLE, DEATH SHALL RESULT IN
 THE CANCELLATION OF A VOTER'S REGISTRATION. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT  THE
 NAME  OF  A  VOTER IS REMOVED FROM THE REGISTRATION ROLL UPON DEATH, THE
 NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  REVIEW  THE  SOCIAL  SECURITY
 ADMINISTRATION DEATH MASTER FILE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, PRIOR TO JULY FIRST
 OF  EACH  CALENDAR YEAR.   NOTIFICATION SHALL BE SENT TO THE APPROPRIATE
 LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS BY JULY THIRTIETH OF EACH  CALENDAR  YEAR,  AND
 THE  LOCAL  BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE NAMES OF ALL
 DECEASED VOTERS FROM THE REGISTRATION ROLL.
   2. IN THE EVENT THAT AN INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS THAT THEIR  NAME  WAS  ERRO-
 NEOUSLY  REMOVED  FROM  THE  ROLL, THEY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CAST A VOTE
 THROUGH AN AFFIDAVIT BALLOT IN THE SAME MANNER AS A VOTER WHO IS  DEEMED
 TO  BE INACTIVE.  UPON THIS EVENT, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL COMMENCE
 AN INQUIRY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE NAME OF THE VOTER HAS IN  FACT  BEEN
 REMOVED FROM THE REGISTRATION ROLL DUE TO AN ERROR. IN THE EVENT THAT AN
 ERROR  IS  FOUND, THE AFFIDAVIT BALLOT SHALL BE COUNTED AND THE INDIVID-
 UAL'S NAME SHALL BE REINSTATED ON THE REGISTRATION ROLL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD17214-01-0



              

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