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Dec 22, 2021 | signed chap.781 |
Dec 10, 2021 | delivered to governor |
Jun 10, 2021 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.709 substituted for a5424a referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 08, 2021 | ordered to third reading cal.1684 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 07, 2021 | print number 4306b |
Jun 07, 2021 | amend (t) and recommit to elections |
May 07, 2021 | print number 4306a |
May 07, 2021 | amend (t) and recommit to elections |
Feb 03, 2021 | referred to elections |
senate Bill S4306B
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Michael Gianaris
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
John E. Brooks
(D) 0 Senate District
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
S4306 - Details
S4306 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4306 SPONSOR: GIANARIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the "Make Voting Easy Act" to require that the board of elections designate at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of twen- ty-five thousand registered voters in each county PURPOSE: To require the board of elections to designate at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of twenty-five thousand regis- tered voters in each county. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one is the title. Section two of the bill amends the election law by amending subdivision
S4306 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4306 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, BROOKS, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KAPLAN, MAY, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, THOMAS -- 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 enacting the "Make Voting Easy Act" to require that the board of elections designate at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of twen- ty-five thousand registered voters in each county THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Make Voting Easy Act". § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 8-600 of the election law, as amended by chapter 344 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: (a) The board of elections shall designate polling places for early voting, which may include the offices of the board of elections, for persons to vote early pursuant to this title; provided, however, that the municipality with the highest population in each county based on the latest federal decennial census shall have at least one polling place designated for early voting, and to the extent practicable if such muni- cipality has public transportation routes, such polling place shall be situated along such transportation routes. There shall be so designated at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of [fifty] TWENTY-FIVE thousand registered voters in each county; provided, [however, the number of early voting polling places in a county shall not be required to be greater than ten unless required by any other provision of law, and] a county with fewer than [fifty] TWENTY-FIVE thousand voters shall have at least one early voting polling place. § 3. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 8-600 of the election law, as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
John E. Brooks
(D) 0 Senate District
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
S4306A - Details
S4306A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4306A SPONSOR: GIANARIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the "Make Voting Easy Act" to require that the board of elections designate at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of thir- ty-five thousand registered voters in each county and to expand polling site hours of operation during early voting PURPOSE: To require the board of elections to designate at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of thirty-five thousand regis- tered voters in each county, and to extend voting polling site hours of operation during early voting. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one is the title.
S4306A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4306--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, BROOKS, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KAPLAN, MAY, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the "Make Voting Easy Act" to require that the board of elections designate at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of thir- ty-five thousand registered voters in each county and to expand poll- ing site hours of operation during early voting THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Make Voting Easy Act". § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 8-600 of the election law, as amended by chapter 74 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: (a) The board of elections shall designate polling places for early voting, which may include the offices of the board of elections, for persons to vote early pursuant to this title; provided, however, that the municipality with the highest population in each county based on the latest federal decennial census, or the county seat in Washington coun- ty, shall have at least one polling place designated for early voting, and to the extent practicable if such municipality has public transpor- tation routes, such polling place shall be situated along such transpor- tation routes. There shall be so designated at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of [fifty] THIRTY-FIVE thousand registered voters in each county; provided, [however, the number of early voting polling places in a county shall not be required to be greater than ten unless required by any other provision of law, and] a EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03251-04-1
Co-Sponsors
John E. Brooks
(D) 0 Senate District
James Gaughran
(D) 0 Senate District
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
S4306B (ACTIVE) - Details
S4306B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4306B SPONSOR: GIANARIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the "Make Voting Easy Act" to require that the board of elections designate a number of early voting polling places based on the number of registered voters in each county PURPOSE: To require the board of elections to designate at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of forty thousand registered voters in each county with at least five hundred thousand registered voters, and for every full increment of thirty thousand registered voters in each county with less than five hundred thousand registered voters, and to extend voting polling site hours of operation during early voting. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
S4306B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4306--B 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, BROOKS, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KAPLAN, MANNION, MAY, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- commit- tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom- mitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the "Make Voting Easy Act" to require that the board of elections designate a number of early voting polling places based on the number of regis- tered voters in each county THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Make Voting Easy Act". § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 8-600 of the election law, as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2019, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 74 of the laws of 2021, paragraph (b) as added and paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) as relettered by chapter 110 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 2. (a) The board of elections shall designate polling places for early voting, which may include the offices of the board of elections, for persons to vote early pursuant to this title[; provided, however, that the]. (B) THE LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTY OR, IF THERE IS NO CITY IN THE COUNTY, THE municipality with the highest population in each county based on the latest federal decennial census, or the county seat in Washington county, shall have at least one polling place designated for early voting, and to the extent practicable if such CITY OR municipality has public transportation routes, such polling place shall be situated along such transportation routes. [There] EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03251-13-1
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