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Senate Bill S7596

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prevents municipalities from abridging the election law

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2021-S7596 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8530
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-106, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S5052, A3146
2025-2026: S7083, A4165

2021-S7596 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prevents municipalities from abridging the election law.

2021-S7596 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7596 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7596
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 15, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  preventing  munici-
   palities from abridging the election law
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 5-106 of the election law is amended by adding  two
 new subdivisions 7 and 8 to read as follows:
   7.  NO  PERSON  WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO REGISTER FOR OR VOTE AT
 ANY ELECTION UNDER THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  AND/OR  THE  STATE
 CONSTITUTION  SHALL  HAVE  THE  RIGHT  TO  REGISTER  FOR  OR VOTE AT ANY
 ELECTION GRANTED TO HIM OR HER BY  A  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE
 THROUGH  ANY  ACTION  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY AMENDMENT OF A
 MUNICIPAL CHARTER OR PASSAGE OF ANY LOCAL LAW.
   8. NO PERSON SHALL HAVE THEIR RIGHT TO REGISTER FOR  OR  VOTE  AT  ANY
 ELECTION ABRIDGED BY A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE THROUGH ANY ACTION
 INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, ANY AMENDMENT OF A MUNICIPAL CHARTER OR
 PASSAGE OF ANY LOCAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13911-01-1

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