Senate Bill S246

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to pre-clearance of voting-related regulations and policies

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections 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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2021-S246 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 8 Title 7 §8-700, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6164
2019-2020: S4032
2023-2024: S3423

2021-S246 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to pre-clearance of voting-related regulations and policies.

2021-S246 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S246 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    246
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the  election  law,  in  relation  to  pre-clearance  of
   voting-related regulations and policies

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 8 of the election law is amended by  adding  a  new
 title 7 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE VII
                               PRE-CLEARANCE
 SECTION 8-700. PRE-CLEARANCE.
   §  8-700.  PRE-CLEARANCE.  1. TO ENSURE THAT THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS WHO
 RESIDE IN NEW YORK TO VOTE IS NOT DENIED OR ABRIDGED ON ACCOUNT OF RACE,
 COLOR, OR LANGUAGE MINORITY STATUS THROUGH THE ENFORCEMENT OF A  VOTING-
 RELATED  REGULATION, PROCEDURE OR POLICY THAT IS ENACTED OR ADMINISTERED
 AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE  FOLLOWING  VOTING-RELATED
 REGULATIONS,  AND  POLICIES  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO PRE-CLEARANCE BY THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
   2. BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OR ANY LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 ENACTS OR IMPLEMENTS ANY CHANGES IN VOTING QUALIFICATION,  PREREQUISITES
 TO  VOTING,  ADMINISTRATION,  REGULATIONS, POLICIES, PRACTICES OR PROCE-
 DURES WITH RESPECT TO VOTING AFFECTING: (A) A COUNTY WITH  A  POPULATION
 COMPRISED,  IN  THE  AGGREGATE,  OF AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF MEMBERS OF A
 PROTECTED CLASS OVER THE PRECEDING DECADE, AS DETERMINED  BY  THE  FIVE-
 YEAR  ESTIMATES  OF  THE UNITED STATES CENSUS AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY,
 (B) A COUNTY WHICH HAS BEEN SUBJECT  TO  A  COURT  ORDER  OR  GOVERNMENT
 ENFORCEMENT  ACTION  BASED  UPON A FINDING OF A DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE,
 DENIAL OR ABRIDGMENT OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE OF A MEMBER OF  THE  PROTECTED
 CLASS  WITHIN  THE  PAST  TEN YEARS, OR (C) A COUNTY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY
 SUBJECT TO PRE-CLEARANCE UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE  VOTING  RIGHTS  ACT  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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