Senate Bill S7046

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to expansion of absentee voting provisions

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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-S7046 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3291
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Elections
Laws Affected:
Amd §2, Chap 139 of 2020; amd §4, Chap 2 of 2022

2023-S7046 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes the expansion of absentee voting provisions permanent.

2023-S7046 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7046 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7046
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend chapter 139 of the laws of 2020 amending the election
   law relating to absentee voting,  in  relation  to  the  effectiveness
   thereof;  and  to  amend  chapter  2  of the laws of 2022 amending the
   election law relating to absentee  voting  in  village  elections,  in
   relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 139 of the laws of 2020  amending  the
 election law relating to absentee voting, as amended by chapter 2 of the
 laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed December 31, 2022].
   § 2. Section 4 of chapter 2 of the laws of 2022 amending the  election
 law  relating to absentee voting in village elections is amended to read
 as follows:
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have  been  in  full  force  and effect on and after December 31, 2021[;
 provided however that the provisions of sections two and three  of  this
 act shall expire and be deemed repealed December 31, 2022].
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after December 31, 2022.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02982-01-3



              

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