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Senate Bill S2391
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D) 11th Senate District
2015-S2391 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5891
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Art 2 ยง5, Constn
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S1616, A3734
2011-2012: S1978, A1686
2013-2014: S617, A113
2017-2018: S2478, A2090, A10420
2019-2020: S1048, A777
2021-2022: S517, A502, A10633
2023-2024: A181
2015-S2391 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2391 TITLE OF BILL: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 5 of article 2 of the constitution, in relation to the ten day advance registration requirement SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This concurrent resolution amends section 5 of article 2 of the constitution to eliminate the ten day advance voter registration requirement. If adopted, the legislature would set guidelines for this provision. JUSTIFICATION: This legislation seeks to remove the ten day advance voter registration requirement. With voter turnout at an all time low, allowing same day registration would increase and encourage greater participation. This increased participation would only prove beneficial to the political process. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2014: Senate Bill #617 (Gianaris - Died in Senate Judiciary Committee 2014: Assembly Bill #113 (Kavanagh) - Died in Assembly Judiciary Committee
2015-S2391 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2391 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 22, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, AVELLA, KRUEGER, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 5 of article 2 of the constitution, in relation to the ten day advance registration requirement Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 5 of arti- cle 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: S 5. Laws shall be made for ascertaining, by proper proofs, the citi- zens who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage hereby established, and for the registration of voters[; which registration shall be completed at least ten days before each election] WITH SUCH PROVISION AS IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE IS ADEQUATE TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST DECEPTION IN THE EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE. Such registration shall not be required for town and village elections except by express provision of law. S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for three months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD89034-01-5
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