Assembly Actions -
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Sep 20, 2023 |
signed chap.476 |
Sep 19, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 08, 2023 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.672 substituted for a928 |
May 31, 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.458 |
Jan 04, 2023 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S438
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2023-S438 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S438 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S438 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring electors to vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidate who were nomi- nated by the political party that nominated the presidential elector PURPOSE: To remove the risk that so-called "faithless electors" from New York could impact the outcome of a presidential election. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 12-106 of the Election Law to require that each member of the Electoral College from New York must cast his or her ballot for the candidates for president and vice president who were nominated by the political party that nominated the presidential elec- tor. If an elector attempts to vote for a candidate who was not nomi- nated by the political party that nominated the presidential elector,
2023-S438 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 438 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 requiring electors to vote for the presidential and vice presidential candidate who were nominated by the political party that nominated the presidential elec- tor THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 12-106 of the election law is amended to read as follows: § 12-106. Electoral college; vote of the electors. Immediately after the organization of the electoral college, the electors shall then and there vote by ballot for president and vice president, but no elector shall vote for more than one person who is a resident of this state. They shall name in separate ballots the persons voted for as president and vice president. They shall make and sign six certificates of all the votes given by them, each of which certificates shall contain two distinct lists, one with the votes for president and one with the votes for vice president. There shall be annexed to each of the certificates one of the lists of electors which shall have been furnished to them by the state board of elections. They shall seal up the certificates so made and certify upon each that the lists of all the votes of this state given for president and vice president are contained therein. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER SECTION OF LAW BESIDES TITLE FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE, EACH ELECTOR SHALL CAST HIS OR HER BALLOT FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR THESE OFFICES WHO WERE NOMINATED BY THE POLITICAL PARTY THAT NOMINATED THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR. REFUSAL OR FAILURE TO VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT WHO WERE NOMINATED BY THE POLITICAL PARTY THAT NOMINATED THE PRESIDEN- TIAL ELECTOR SHALL CONSTITUTE A RESIGNATION FROM THE OFFICE OF ELECTOR, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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