Senate Bill S9117

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S9117 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-120, El L

2023-S9117 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections to all enrolled students.

2023-S9117 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9117 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9117
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CHU  --  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  educational
   institutions in the state to communicate all absentee ballot deadlines
   for New York state elections
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4-120 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. (A) ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGES IN THE STATE SHALL SEND NOTIFI-
 CATIONS  TO  ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS OF THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR ABSENTEE
 BALLOTS ON SUCH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION WEBSITES  OR  THROUGH  EMAIL  AT
 LEAST  THREE  TIMES ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE OFFICIAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE,
 FOR ALL VILLAGE, CITY, PRIMARY, SPECIAL, AND GENERAL  ELECTIONS  IN  NEW
 YORK STATE.
   (B)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "COLLEGE" SHALL MEAN ANY
 INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, RECOGNIZED AND APPROVED BY THE  REGENTS
 OF  THE  UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH PROVIDES A COURSE OF
 STUDY LEADING TO THE GRANTING OF A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE OR DIPLOMA.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15274-01-4



              

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