Senate Bill S2003

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes provisions regarding the boundaries of election districts and the designation of polling places on college campuses

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  • 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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2009-S2003 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9386
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-104, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1851, A2162
2013-2014: S888, A1116
2015-2016: S1412, A2806
2017-2018: S3092, A5949, A10840
2019-2020: S4378, A5661
2021-2022: S4658, A454
2023-2024: S5693

2009-S2003 - Summary

Provides that whenever a contiguous property of a college or university contains three hundred or more registrants, the polling place designated for such election district shall be on such contiguous property or at a location approved by the college or university.

2009-S2003 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2003 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2003

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  OPPENHEIMER -- 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  designation  of
  polling places

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 4-104 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
  5-A.  WHENEVER  THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN AN ELECTION
DISTRICT RESIDE ON A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY  CAMPUS,  THE  POLLING  PLACE
DESIGNATED FOR ANY SUCH DISTRICT SHALL BE ON THAT CAMPUS.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03295-01-9

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2009-S2003A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9386
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-104, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1851, A2162
2013-2014: S888, A1116
2015-2016: S1412, A2806
2017-2018: S3092, A5949, A10840
2019-2020: S4378, A5661
2021-2022: S4658, A454
2023-2024: S5693

2009-S2003A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that whenever a contiguous property of a college or university contains three hundred or more registrants, the polling place designated for such election district shall be on such contiguous property or at a location approved by the college or university.

2009-S2003A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2003A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2003--A
    Cal. No. 706

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced   by  Sens.  OPPENHEIMER,  DIAZ,  KRUEGER,  PARKER,  SAMPSON,
  SCHNEIDERMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
  committed to the Committee on Elections -- recommitted to the  Commit-
  tee  on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported
  favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on  Codes
  -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
  report,  ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to
  the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third  reading,
  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
  third reading

AN ACT to amend the election law,  in  relation  to  the  boundaries  of
  election districts and the designation of polling places

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 4-104 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
  5-A.  WHENEVER  A  CONTIGUOUS  PROPERTY  OF  A  COLLEGE  OR UNIVERSITY
CONTAINS THREE HUNDRED OR MORE  REGISTRANTS  (EXCLUDING  REGISTRANTS  IN
INACTIVE  STATUS)  WHO  ARE  REGISTERED  TO  VOTE  AT AN ADDRESS ON SUCH
CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY, THE POLLING PLACE DESIGNATED FOR  SUCH  REGISTRANTS
SHALL  BE  ON  SUCH CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY OR AT A LOCATION APPROVED BY THE
COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
  S 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section  4-100  of  the  election
law,  as  amended by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read
as follows:
  a. Each election district shall be in compact  form  and  may  not  be
partly within and partly without a ward, town, city, a village which has
five  thousand  or  more  inhabitants and is wholly within one town, THE
CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY OF A COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY  WHICH  CONTAINS  THREE
HUNDRED  OR  MORE REGISTRANTS (EXCLUDING REGISTRANTS IN INACTIVE STATUS)
WHO ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE AT AN ADDRESS ON SUCH CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY, or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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