Senate Bill S2955

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides protections against illegal voter purging

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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-S2955 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4264
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4-117, 8-502, 8-504, 8-508, 8-510 & 17-108, add §8-503, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8654, A6587
2019-2020: S2301, A3334
2023-2024: S2987, A290

2021-S2955 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides protections against illegal voter purging.

2021-S2955 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2955 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2955
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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  providing  protections
   against illegal voter purging
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4-117 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN AN ELECTION OFFICER, WHO PAYS FOR, MAILS OR
 CAUSES TO BE MAILED, ANY MAIL, WHERE SUCH  PERSON  KNOWS  OR  REASONABLY
 SHOULD  KNOW THAT SUCH MAIL: (A) IS INTENDED TO BE DELIVERED TO A REGIS-
 TERED VOTER OR VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICANT; AND (B) MAY BE  USED  BY  A
 CHALLENGER,  OTHER THAN AN ELECTION OFFICER, TO CHALLENGE THE QUALIFICA-
 TIONS OF A VOTER, SHALL FILE WITH THE STATE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  WITHIN
 TWO  BUSINESS  DAYS  OF  SUCH  MAILING, A DUPLICATE COPY OF SUCH MAIL, A
 DUPLICATE COPY OF NAMES AND ADDRESSES TO WHICH SUCH MAIL WAS SENT, AND A
 COMPLETED FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.    SUCH  FORM
 SHALL  CONTAIN:  THE  FULL NAME, RESIDENCE AND BUSINESS ADDRESS, AND THE
 NAME OF THE EMPLOYER OF THE PERSON WHO PAYS FOR, MAILS OR CAUSES  TO  BE
 MAILED THE MAILING; THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF PIECES OF SUCH MAIL; AND A
 STATEMENT  CERTIFYING  THE  ACCURACY OF SUCH DUPLICATE COPIES AND OF THE
 INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE COMPLETE FORM.  THE FAILURE TO COMPLY  WITH
 THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL CREATE A PRESUMPTION THAT SUCH
 MAIL SHALL NOT BE USED TO CHALLENGE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A VOTER.
   § 2. Section 8-502 of the election law, as amended by chapter  373  of
 the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   §  8-502.  Challenges; generally. 1. Before his OR HER vote is cast at
 an election any person may be challenged as to his OR HER right to vote,
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, or his OR  HER  right
 to  vote  by absentee, military, special federal or special presidential
 ballot. Such challenge may be made by an inspector or clerk, by any duly
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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