assembly Bill A4431

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes ballot by mail by removing cause for absentee ballot voting

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Actions

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 12, 2021 delivered to secretary of state
May 11, 2021 returned to senate
passed assembly
May 10, 2021 ordered to third reading cal.312
substituted for a4431
May 10, 2021 substituted by s360
May 06, 2021 advanced to third reading cal.312
May 04, 2021 reported
Mar 09, 2021 opinion referred to judiciary
Feb 09, 2021 reported referred to judiciary
Feb 08, 2021 to attorney-general for opinion
Feb 04, 2021 referred to election law

Votes

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Jan 11, 2021 - floor Vote

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Floor Vote: Jan 11, 2021

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nay (13)

Jan 11, 2021 - Judiciary committee Vote

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Committee Vote: Jan 11, 2021

aye (11)
nay (3)
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Jan 11, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

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Committee Vote: Jan 11, 2021

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nay (4)

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A4431 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S360
Law Section:
Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 2 §2, Constn
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5099
2011-2012: A5202
2013-2014: A4526
2015-2016: A4456, A3874, S4456
2017-2018: A7363, A7623, A8200, S840
2019-2020: A778, A1276, S871, S1049

A4431 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes ballot by mail by removing cause for absentee ballot voting.

A4431 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4431
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 2 of the constitution, in
   relation to authorizing ballot by mail by removing cause for  absentee
   ballot voting

   Section  1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of article
 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 2. The legislature may, by general law, provide a manner  in  which,
 and  the  time  and place at which, qualified voters [who, on the occur-
 rence of any election, may be absent from the county of their  residence
 or,  if  residents of the city of New York, from the city, and qualified
 voters who, on the occurrence of any election, may be unable  to  appear
 personally at the polling place because of illness or physical disabili-
 ty,]  may  vote  and  for  the  return and canvass of their votes IN ANY
 ELECTION.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 submitted  to the people for approval at the general election to be held
 in the year 2021 in accordance with the provisions of the election law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89075-01-1