Assembly Bill A10357

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York; repealer

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly


  • 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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2023-A10357 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9687
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §17-204 sub 10, amd §§17-204, 17-206, 17-210, 17-212, 17-214 & 17-216, add §17-219, El L; amd §5, Chap 226 of 2022

2023-A10357 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes amendments to the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York regarding definition of certain terms and enforcement provisions; specifies certain deceptive and fraudulent acts; relates to notification of violations; relates to preclearance of policies by the civil rights bureau or by a designated court

2023-A10357 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10357
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 20, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Walker) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to voting rights; to amend
   chapter 226 of the laws of 2022 amending the election law relating  to
   establishing  the  John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, estab-
   lishing rights of action for denying or abridging of the right of  any
   member   of  a  protected  class  to  vote,  providing  assistance  to
   language-minority groups, requiring certain political subdivisions  to
   receive preclearance for potential violations of the NYVRA, and creat-
   ing  civil  liability  for  voter  intimidation, in relation to making
   technical changes; and to repeal certain provisions  of  the  election
   law relating to voting rights
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 17-204 of  the  election  law,  as
 added by chapter 226 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  "Protected  class"  means a class of [eligible voters] INDIVIDUALS
 who are members of a race, color, or language-minority group,  INCLUDING
 INDIVIDUALS  WHO  ARE  MEMBERS  OF A MINIMUM REPORTING CATEGORY THAT HAS
 EVER BEEN OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU.
   § 2. Subdivision 10 of section 17-204 of the election law is REPEALED.
   § 3. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision  2  of  section
 17-206 of the election law, as added by chapter 226 of the laws of 2022,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (ii)  used a district-based or alternative method of election and that
 candidates or electoral choices preferred by members  of  the  protected
 class  would  usually  be  defeated,  and either: (A) voting patterns of
 members of the protected class  within  the  political  subdivision  are
 racially  polarized; or (B) under the totality of the circumstances, the
 ability of members of the protected class to elect candidates  of  their
 choice or influence the outcome of elections is impaired[; or].
   §  4.  The opening paragraph of subdivision 7 of section 17-206 of the
 election law, as added by chapter 226 of the laws of 2022, is amended to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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