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Senate Bill S591
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections 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
2019-S591 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A284
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§5-208 & 5-304, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S7763, A10018
2019-S591 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S591 SPONSOR: CARLUCCI TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing the provision of notice of a change of address ten days before an election and authorizing the change of party affiliation within twenty-five days of an election PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to allow a registered voter to change their address up to 10 days before an election, and to allow the change of party affiliation within 25 days of an election. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 5-208 of the Election Law is amended as follows: Change of address must be received 10 days (previously 20) before an election.
2019-S591 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 591 A. 284 2019-2020 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, DICKENS, BLAKE, GOTTFRIED, D'URSO, SEAWRIGHT, HYNDMAN, NIOU -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing the provision of notice of a change of address ten days before an election and authorizing the change of party affiliation within twenty-five days of an election THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 5-208 of the election law, as added by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: 3. If such a notice is received at least [twenty] TEN days before a primary, special or general election, such change of address must be completed before such election. § 2. 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] A PRIMARY, SPECIAL OR 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 BEFORE SUCH ELECTION as provided in this article. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01950-01-9
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