Assembly Bill A8228A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to change of enrollment by previously registered voters

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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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2019-A8228 - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§5-304 & 5-604, El L

2019-A8228 - Summary

Provides that any change of enrollment after February fourteenth shall take effect seven days after the succeeding June primary.

2019-A8228 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8228
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to change of enrollment by
   previously registered voters
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 5-304  of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  90  of  the  laws  of  1991, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. A change of enrollment received by the board of elections not later
 than the twenty-fifth day before the general election shall be deposited
 in a sealed enrollment box, which shall not be opened  until  the  first
 Tuesday following such general election. Such change of enrollment shall
 be then removed and entered as provided in this article; PROVIDED HOWEV-
 ER,  IN  THE YEAR BEFORE A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, IF A PREVIOUSLY REGIS-
 TERED VOTER FILES A CHANGE OF ENROLLMENT OR A NEW ENROLLMENT  AFTER  THE
 TWENTY-FIFTH  DAY BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTIONS AND NO LATER THAN THE DAY
 BEFORE THE FIRST DAY TO CIRCULATE A PETITION FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMA-
 RY, SUCH CHANGE OF ENROLLMENT OR NEW ENROLLMENT SHALL TAKE EFFECT  IMME-
 DIATELY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13243-01-9

2019-A8228A - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§5-304 & 5-604, El L

2019-A8228A - Summary

Provides that any change of enrollment after February fourteenth shall take effect seven days after the succeeding June primary.

2019-A8228A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8228--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules
   --  Rules  Committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to change of enrollment by
   previously registered voters
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 5-304 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 90 of the  laws  of  1991,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3. A change of enrollment received by the board of elections not later
 than  [the  twenty-fifth day before the general election] FEBRUARY FOUR-
 TEENTH shall [be deposited in a sealed enrollment box, which  shall  not
 be  opened until the first Tuesday following such general election. Such
 change of enrollment shall be then removed and entered  as  provided  in
 this  article]  TAKE  EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. ANY CHANGE OF ENROLLMENT AFTER
 SUCH DATE SHALL  TAKE  EFFECT  SEVEN  DAYS  AFTER  THE  SUCCEEDING  JUNE
 PRIMARY.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 5-604 of the election law, as amended by
 chapter 5 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  The  board  of elections shall also cause to be published for each
 election district a complete list  of  the  registered  voters  of  each
 election  district.  Such  list  shall,  in  addition to the information
 required for registration lists, include the party  enrollment  of  each
 voter.  At  least  as  many copies of such list shall be prepared as the
 required minimum number of registration lists.
   Lists for all the election districts in a ward  or  assembly  district
 may  be  bound together in one volume. The board of elections shall also
 cause to be published a complete list of names and  residence  addresses
 of  the registered voters, including the party enrollment of each voter,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2019-A8228B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§5-304 & 5-604, El L

2019-A8228B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any change of enrollment after February fourteenth shall take effect seven days after the succeeding June primary.

2019-A8228B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8228--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules
   --  Rules  Committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules --  Rules  Committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to change of enrollment by
   previously registered voters
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 5-304  of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  90  of  the  laws  of  1991, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. A change of enrollment received by  the  board  of  elections  [not
 later  than  the  twenty-fifth  day before the general election shall be
 deposited in a sealed enrollment box, which shall not  be  opened  until
 the  first  Tuesday  following  such  general  election.  Such change of
 enrollment shall be then removed and entered as provided in  this  arti-
 cle]  WILL  TAKE  EFFECT  IMMEDIATELY,  PROVIDED  HOWEVER, ANY CHANGE OF
 ENROLLMENT RECEIVED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AFTER FEBRUARY  FOURTEENTH
 AND  BEFORE OR ON SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE JUNE PRIMARY SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON
 THE SEVENTH DAY AFTER THE JUNE PRIMARY.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 5-604 of the election law, as amended by
 chapter 5 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The board of elections shall also cause to be  published  for  each
 election  district  a  complete  list  of  the registered voters of each
 election district. Such list  shall,  in  addition  to  the  information
 required  for  registration  lists, include the party enrollment of each
 voter. At least as many copies of such list shall  be  prepared  as  the
 required minimum number of registration lists.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13243-03-9

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