Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to correction |
May 27, 2009 |
print number 6853a |
May 27, 2009 |
amend and recommit to correction |
Mar 13, 2009 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A6853
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CAMARA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
2009-A6853 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Correction
2009-A6853 - Summary
Requires the department of correctional service to provide every person completing a sentence of imprisonment for a felony, with written notice of such person's eligibility to register to vote and to vote after such discharge from prison; requires the board of parole to provide every person discharged from parole or conditional discharge, with written notice of such person's eligibility to register to vote and to vote after such discharge.
2009-A6853 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6853 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 13, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law and the executive law, in relation to requiring persons released from prison or parole to be advised of their eligibility to vote THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 75 to read as follows: S 75. DISCHARGE; NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE. UPON THE DISCHARGE FROM A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY OF ANY PERSON WHO HAS FULLY COMPLETED A SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR THE CONVICTION OF A FELONY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE SUCH PERSON WITH WRITTEN NOTICE THAT SUCH PERSON IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE AND TO VOTE AFTER SUCH DISCHARGE. S 2. Subdivisions 2 and 4 of section 259-j of the executive law, subdivision 2 as separately amended by section 10 of part F and section 1 of part N of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003 and subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 310 of the laws of 2008, are amended to read as follows: 2. A merit termination granted by the division of parole under this section shall constitute a termination of the sentence with respect to which it was granted. No such merit termination shall be granted unless the division of parole is satisfied that termination of sentence from presumptive release, parole or from conditional release is in the best interest of society, and that the parolee or releasee, otherwise finan- cially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of any mandatory surcharge previously imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction, has made a good faith effort to comply therewith. UPON SUCH TERMINATION, THE BOARD OF PAROLE SHALL PROVIDE THE PAROLEE WITH WRITTEN NOTICE THAT HE OR SHE IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE AND TO VOTE AFTER THE TERMINATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10426-01-9
2009-A6853A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Correction
2009-A6853A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the department of correctional service to provide every person completing a sentence of imprisonment for a felony, with written notice of such person's eligibility to register to vote and to vote after such discharge from prison; requires the board of parole to provide every person discharged from parole or conditional discharge, with written notice of such person's eligibility to register to vote and to vote after such discharge.
2009-A6853A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6853--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 13, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA, CASTRO, ROBINSON, ESPAILLAT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the correction law and the executive law, in relation to requiring persons released from prison or parole to be advised of their eligibility to vote THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 75 to read as follows: S 75. DISCHARGE; NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE. UPON THE DISCHARGE FROM A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY OF ANY PERSON WHO HAS REACHED HIS OR HER MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR THE CONVICTION OF A FELONY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY SUCH PERSON OF HIS OR HER RIGHT TO VOTE, PROVIDE SUCH PERSON WITH A FORM OF APPLICATION FOR VOTER REGISTRATION TOGETHER WITH WRITTEN INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE AND THE MECHANICS OF VOTING AND SHALL ASSIST SUCH PERSON IN REGISTERING TO VOTE IN THE SAME MANNER AND TO THE SAME EXTENT AS THE AGENCIES LISTED IN SECTION 5-211 OF THE ELECTION LAW. S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 259-jj to read as follows: S 259-JJ. VOTING RIGHTS UPON DISCHARGE. UPON DISCHARGE OF A PERSON FROM PRESUMPTIVE RELEASE, PAROLE, OR CONDITIONAL RELEASE, OR UPON THE EXPIRATION OF A PERSON'S MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT WHILE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DIVISION OF PAROLE, THE DIVISION OF PAROLE SHALL NOTIFY SUCH PERSON OF HIS OR HER RIGHT TO VOTE, PROVIDE SUCH PERSON WITH A FORM OF APPLICATION FOR VOTER REGISTRATION TOGETHER WITH WRITTEN INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE AND THE MECHANICS OF VOTING AND SHALL ASSIST SUCH PERSON IN REGISTERING TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10426-02-9
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