Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
May 31, 2022 | referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 17, 2022 | advanced to third reading |
May 16, 2022 | 2nd report cal. |
May 11, 2022 | 1st report cal.1315 |
Jan 05, 2022 | referred to elections |
Jan 06, 2021 | referred to elections |
senate Bill S1032
Sponsored By
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
(D, WF) 35th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
Your Voice
Actions
Votes
Co-Sponsors
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Shelley B. Mayer
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
S1032 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9555
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§17-151 & 17-153, amd §17-166, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010: S2554, A9250
2011-2012: S1009, A5915
2013-2014: S676, A2627
2015-2016: S2352, A5841
2017-2018: S2952, A3122
2019-2020: S5758, A7972
2023-2024: S263
S1032 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1032 SPONSOR: STEWART-COUSINS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting the suppression of voters PURPOSE: This bill would create a new electoral crime of voter suppression, punishable as a misdemeanor SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill cites this act as "the deceptive practices and voter suppression act". Section 2 amends article seventeen of the election law by adding a new section 17-151, creating the crime of deceptive practices and providing penalties therefor.
S1032 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1032 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- 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 prohibiting the suppression of voters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "deceptive practices and voter suppression prevention act". § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 17-151 to read as follows: § 17-151. DECEPTIVE PRACTICES. 1. ANY PERSON, POLITICAL COMMITTEE, LABOR ORGANIZATION, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY, WHETHER ACTING UNDER COLOR OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, WHO KNOWINGLY COMMUNICATES OR KNOWINGLY CAUS- ES TO BE COMMUNICATED DECEPTIVE INFORMATION, KNOWING SUCH INFORMATION TO BE FALSE AND, IN ACTING IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED, PREVENTS OR DETERS ANOTHER PERSON FROM EXERCISING THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN ANY ELECTION, IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR. 2. THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS SECTION: (A) "DECEPTIVE INFORMATION" MEANS FALSE INFORMATION REGARDING: (I) THE TIME, PLACE, OR MANNER OF ANY ELECTION; (II) THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR OR RESTRICTIONS ON VOTER ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY ELECTION, INCLUDING ANY PENAL- TIES ASSOCIATED WITH VOTING BY INELIGIBLE VOTERS; (III) INFORMATION REGARDING A VOTER'S REGISTRATION STATUS OR ELIGIBILITY; OR (IV) THE POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION OF ANY CANDIDATE; AND (B) "ELECTION" AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE DEEMED TO APPLY TO AND INCLUDE ALL ELECTIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE OR CITY OF NEW YORK BOARDS OF ELECTIONS, OR ANY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, PRIMARY, RUN-OFF, OR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ANY STATE OR LOCAL OFFICE OR BALLOT PROPOSITION. 3. ANY PERSON AGGRIEVED BY A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION MAY INSTITUTE A CIVIL ACTION OR OTHER PROPER PROCEEDING FOR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.