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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Senate Bill S8998
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
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:
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S6254
2019-S8998 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8998 SPONSOR: FUNKE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to removal of a voter from voting rolls due to death PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to ensure that the name of a deceased person is removed from the voting roll upon their death. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One amends article five of the election law as it pertains to the registration and enrollment of voters by adding a new section 5-714. The State Board of Elections would be required to annually review the social security administration death master file and notify the relevant local board of elections of any and all deceased voters on their regis- tration roll. The local board of elections would then be required to
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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