Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to elections |
Mar 01, 2023 |
print number 4867a |
Mar 01, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to elections |
Feb 16, 2023 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S4867A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 49th Senate District
Current 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
Bill Amendments
2023-S4867 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4758
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §8-600, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S8593, A9579
2023-S4867 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4867 SPONSOR: WALCZYK TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to exempting the county of Fulton from the requirement that at least one early voting site be located in the largest city in such county PURPOSE: This bill would exempt Fulton County from section 8-600, paragraph (b), subdivision 2 of the election law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 8-600 of the election law. Section 2: Provides the effective date of said title.
2023-S4867 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4867 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 16, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to exempting the county of Fulton from the requirement that at least one early voting site be located in the largest city in such county THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 8-600 of the election law, as amended by chapter 781 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: (b) The largest city in the county or, if there is no city in the county, the municipality with the highest population in each county based on the latest federal decennial census, or the county seat in Washington county, shall have at least one polling place designated for early voting, and to the extent practicable if such city or municipality has public transportation routes, such polling place shall be situated along such transportation routes. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COUNTY OF FULTON SHALL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE POLLING PLACE DESIGNATED FOR EARLY VOTING AS REQUIRED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH, BUT SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH THAT AT LEAST ONE SUCH POLLING PLACE DESIGNATED FOR EARLY VOTING BE LOCATED IN THE LARGEST CITY OR OTHER MUNICIPALITY HAVING THE HIGHEST POPULATION IN SUCH COUNTY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08028-02-3
2023-S4867A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4758
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §8-600, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
S8593, A9579
2023-S4867A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4867A SPONSOR: WALCZYK TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the county seat in Fulton county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 Adds the county seat in Fulton County as a polling place for early voting for election districts within such county, Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Current law requires the municipality with the highest population in each county to host an early voting site. This requirement is not prac- tical in all cases depending on the geographical location of said muni- cipality in relation to the remainder of the county. A similar exception has been made in Washington County already and for similar reasons.
2023-S4867A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4867--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 16, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the county seat in Fulton county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 8-600 of the election law, as amended by chapter 781 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 2. (a) The board of elections shall designate polling places for early voting, which may include the offices of the board of elections, for persons to vote early pursuant to this title. (b) The largest city in the county or, if there is no city in the county, the municipality with the highest population in each county based on the latest federal decennial census, or the county seat in Washington county, OR THE COUNTY SEAT IN FULTON COUNTY, shall have at least one polling place designated for early voting, and to the extent practicable if such city or municipality has public transportation routes, such polling place shall be situated along such transportation routes. (c) In counties with at least five hundred thousand registered voters, there shall be so designated at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of forty thousand registered voters. (d) In all other counties with less than five hundred thousand regis- tered voters, there shall be so designated at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of thirty thousand registered voters; provided, however, the number of early voting polling places in EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08028-03-3 S. 4867--A 2
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