NY State Senate Bill S2349A

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May 08, 2023	referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 13, 2023	advanced to third reading
Mar 09, 2023	2nd report cal.
Mar 08, 2023	1st report cal.461
Feb 27, 2023	print number 2349a
Feb 27, 2023	amend (t) and recommit to elections
Jan 20, 2023	referred to elections

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May 8, 2023 - floor Vote

S2349A

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Mar 8, 2023 - Elections committee Vote

S2349A

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Elections Committee Vote: Mar 8, 2023

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S2349 - Details

Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§5-104 & 8-400, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S6214

S2349 - Summary

Provides that a voter may register to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to remain, including a second home or a vacation home or a home where a student lives while attending a college or university.

S2349 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S2349

SPONSOR: MYRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to the providing that a
voter may register to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains
a continuous connection with an intent to return

 
PURPOSE:

This bill provides that a voter may register to vote at any residence to
which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to
return.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 5-104 of the election law by adding a new
subdivision 3 which allows a voter to vote from any residence to which
the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to return,
including a second or vacation home.

Section 2 amends the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400
of the election law by amending chapter 139 of the laws of 2020 which
allows a voter to use an absentee ballot from any residence at which the
voter is registered to vote, including any residence to which the voter
maintains a continuous connection with an intent to return such as a
second or vacation home.

Section 3 amends the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 od section 8-400
of the election law as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2010 which
allows a qualified voter to vote as an absentee from any residence the
voter is registered to vote, including any residence to which the voter
maintains a continuous connection with an intent to return such as a
second or vacation home.

Section 4 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Despite many court rulings against such practices, legal challenges are
repeatedly brought against second homeowners' or part time residents'
absentee ballots although such voters are legitimately registered to
vote in the county from those residences. These legal challenges to
ballots often include an invasion of the voters privacy and are a form
of voter suppression. Even when the ballots are ultimately counted; the
process can have a chilling effect on voters' willingness to cast an
absentee ballot in the future. The process also constitutes a waste of
judicial resources and the resources of the local board of elections.

This legislation would make clear that a voter may register to vote from
any residence to which he or she maintains a continuous connection with
intent to return, such as a second or vacation home, in order to elimi-
nate frivolous efforts to disenfranchise such voters.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S6214 of 2021-22: Passed Senate.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amendments to
the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of the Election
Law made by section two of this act shall be subject to the expiration
and reversion of such subdivision when upon such date the provisions of
section three of this act shall take effect.

S2349 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2349
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE, LIU -- 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 the  providing  that  a
   voter  may  register to vote at any residence to which the voter main-
   tains a continuous connection with an intent to return

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  5-104 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT A VOTER FROM  REGISTERING  TO
 VOTE  FROM  ANY  RESIDENCE  TO  WHICH  THE  VOTER MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS
 CONNECTION WITH AN INTENT TO RETURN,  INCLUDING  A  SECOND  OR  VACATION
 HOME.
   §  2.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of the
 election law, as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2010,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   A  qualified  voter  may  vote as an absentee voter under this chapter
 FROM A RESIDENCE AT WHICH THE VOTER IS REGISTERED TO VOTE, INCLUDING ANY
 RESIDENCE TO WHICH THE VOTER MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS CONNECTION  WITH  AN
 INTENT  TO  RETURN  SUCH AS A SECOND OR VACATION HOME, if, on the occur-
 rence of any village election  conducted  by  the  board  of  elections,
 primary  election,  special  election, general election or New York city
 community school board district  or  city  of  Buffalo  school  district
 election, he or she expects to be:
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01414-02-3

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S2349A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§5-104 & 8-400, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S6214

S2349A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S2349A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S2349A

SPONSOR: MYRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to providing that a voter
may register to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains a
continuous connection with an intent to remain

 
PURPOSE:

This bill provides that a voter may register to vote at any residence to
which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to
return.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 5-104 of the election law by adding a new
subdivision 3 which allows a voter to vote from any residence to which
the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to return,
including a second or vacation home.

Section 2 amends the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400
of the election law by amending chapter 139 of the laws of 2020 which
allows a voter to use an absentee ballot from any residence at which the
voter is registered to vote, including any residence to which the voter
maintains a continuous connection with an intent to return such as a
second or vacation home.

Section 3 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Despite many court rulings against such practices, legal challenges are
repeatedly brought against second homeowners' or part time residents'
absentee ballots although such voters are legitimately registered to
vote in the county from those residences. These legal challenges to
ballots often include an invasion of the voters privacy and are a form
of voter suppression. Even when the ballots are ultimately counted; the
process can have a chilling effect on voters' willingness to cast an
absentee ballot in the future. The process also constitutes a waste of
judicial resources and the resources of the local board of elections.

This legislation would make clear that a voter may register to vote from
any residence to which he or she maintains a continuous connection with
intent to return, such as a second or vacation home, in order to elimi-
nate frivolous efforts to disenfranchise such voters.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S6214 of 2021-22: Passed Senate.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amendments to
the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of the Election
Law made by section two of this act shall be subject to the expiration
and reversion of such subdivision when upon such date the provisions of
section three of this act shall take effect.

S2349A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2349--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE, LIU -- 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
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing that a  voter
   may  register  to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains a
   continuous connection with an intent to remain
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  5-104 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT A VOTER FROM  REGISTERING  TO
 VOTE  FROM  ANY  RESIDENCE  TO  WHICH  THE  VOTER MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS
 CONNECTION WITH AN INTENT TO REMAIN, INCLUDING A SECOND OR VACATION HOME
 OR HOME WHERE A STUDENT LIVES WHILE ATTENDING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
   § 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section  8-400  of  the
 election  law,  as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2010, is amended
 to read as follows:
   A qualified voter may vote as an absentee  voter  under  this  chapter
 FROM A RESIDENCE AT WHICH THE VOTER IS REGISTERED TO VOTE, INCLUDING ANY
 RESIDENCE  TO  WHICH THE VOTER MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS CONNECTION WITH AN
 INTENT TO REMAIN SUCH AS A SECOND OR  VACATION  HOME  OR  HOME  WHERE  A
 STUDENT LIVES WHILE ATTENDING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, if, on the occur-
 rence  of  any  village  election  conducted  by the board of elections,
 primary election, special election, general election or  New  York  city
 community  school  board  district  or  city  of Buffalo school district
 election, he or she expects to be:
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01414-03-3

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May 8, 2023 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 8, 2023

Mar 8, 2023 - Elections committee Vote

Elections Committee Vote: Mar 8, 2023

Bill Amendments

Co-Sponsors

S2349 - Details

S2349 - Summary

S2349 - Sponsor Memo

S2349 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S2349A (ACTIVE) - Details

S2349A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S2349A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2349A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Zellnor Myrie

Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

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Votes

May 8, 2023 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 8, 2023

Mar 8, 2023 - Elections committee Vote

Elections Committee Vote: Mar 8, 2023

Bill Amendments

Co-Sponsors

John C. Liu

S2349 - Details

S2349 - Summary

S2349 - Sponsor Memo

S2349 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

John C. Liu

Lea Webb

S2349A (ACTIVE) - Details

S2349A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S2349A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2349A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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