Assembly Bill A5293

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the early voting period for certain elections

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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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2023-A5293 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-600, El L

2023-A5293 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Changes the early voting period for general, primary, run-off primary and special elections for public office or party position; maintains the current early voting period for general elections in a year in which electors of president and vice president of the United States are to be elected.

2023-A5293 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5293
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. NORRIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the early voting period
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 8-600  of  the  election  law,  as
 added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  [Beginning]   EARLY VOTING SHALL BE HELD ON THE TENTH DAY, SEVENTH
 DAY, FIFTH DAY, THIRD DAY, AND SECOND DAY PRIOR TO ANY GENERAL, PRIMARY,
 RUN-OFF PRIMARY OR SPECIAL ELECTION FOR PUBLIC OFFICE OR PARTY POSITION,
 EXCEPT FOR ANY GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN A  YEAR  IN  WHICH  ELECTORS  OF
 PRESIDENT  AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ARE TO BE ELECTED AND
 FOR SUCH AN ELECTION HELD PURSUANT TO TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE SIX OR  ARTI-
 CLE FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER. IN EACH YEAR IN WHICH ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT
 AND  VICE  PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ARE TO BE ELECTED EARLY VOTING
 SHALL BEGIN ON the tenth day prior to [any] THE general[, primary,  run-
 off primary pursuant to subdivision one of section 6-162 of this chapter
 or special] election for any public or party position except for such an
 election held pursuant to title two of article six or article fifteen of
 this chapter, and [ending] END on and [including] INCLUDE the second day
 prior  to  such  general[, primary, run-off primary or special] election
 for such public office or party position[, persons]. PERSONS duly regis-
 tered and eligible to vote at such election shall be permitted  to  vote
 as provided in this title. The board of elections shall establish proce-
 dures,  subject  to  approval of the state board of elections, to ensure
 that persons who vote during  the  early  voting  period  shall  not  be
 permitted to vote subsequently in the same election.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05493-02-3

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