Senate Bill S5052

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prevents municipalities from abridging the election law

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

  • 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-S5052 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3146
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-106, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7596, A8530

2023-S5052 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prevents municipalities from abridging the election law.

2023-S5052 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5052 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5052
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. LANZA, BORRELLO, MATTERA, OBERACKER, ORTT, PALUMBO,
   STEC, TEDISCO, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print-
   ed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law,  in  relation  to  preventing  munici-
   palities from abridging the election law

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 5-106 of the election law is amended by adding  two
 new subdivisions 7 and 8 to read as follows:
   7.  NO  PERSON  WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO REGISTER FOR OR VOTE AT
 ANY ELECTION UNDER THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  AND/OR  THE  STATE
 CONSTITUTION  SHALL  HAVE  THE  RIGHT  TO  REGISTER  FOR  OR VOTE AT ANY
 ELECTION GRANTED TO HIM OR HER BY  A  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE
 THROUGH  ANY  ACTION  INCLUDING,  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY AMENDMENT OF A
 MUNICIPAL CHARTER OR PASSAGE OF ANY LOCAL LAW.
   8. NO PERSON SHALL HAVE THEIR RIGHT TO REGISTER FOR  OR  VOTE  AT  ANY
 ELECTION ABRIDGED BY A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE THROUGH ANY ACTION
 INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, ANY AMENDMENT OF A MUNICIPAL CHARTER OR
 PASSAGE OF ANY LOCAL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02047-01-3

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