Senate Bill S5984

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to registration of voters during early voting

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S5984 - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8-302 & 9-209, add §8-604, El L

2023-S5984 - Summary

Provides for conditional registration of voters during early voting.

2023-S5984 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5984 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5984
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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 registration of  voters
   during early voting
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph  (e)  of  subdivision  3  of
 section 8-302 of the election law, as amended by section 8 of part XX of
 chapter 55 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii) He or she may swear to and subscribe an affidavit stating that he
 or  she  has  duly  registered  to  vote,  the  address in such election
 district from which he or she registered, that he or she remains a  duly
 qualified  voter in such election district, that his or her registration
 poll record appears to be lost or misplaced or  that  his  or  her  name
 and/or  his  or  her  signature  was omitted from the computer generated
 registration list or such record indicates the voter already voted  when
 he  or  she  did  not  do so or that he or she has moved within New York
 state since he or she last registered, the address from which he or  she
 was  previously  registered and the address at which he or she currently
 resides, and at a primary election, the party in  which  he  or  she  is
 enrolled,  OR  THAT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONDITIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-604 OF THIS ARTICLE. The  inspectors  of  election
 shall offer such an affidavit to each such voter whose residence address
 is  in  such election district.   Each such affidavit shall be in a form
 prescribed by the state board of  elections,  shall  be  printed  on  an
 envelope  of  the size and quality used for an absentee ballot envelope,
 and shall contain an acknowledgment that the  affiant  understands  that
 any false statement made therein is perjury punishable according to law.
 Such  form  prescribed  by  the  state  board of elections shall request
 information required to register such  voter  should  the  county  board
 determine  that such voter is not YET registered and shall constitute an
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08649-01-3
              

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2023-S5984A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8-302 & 9-209, add §8-604, El L

2023-S5984A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for conditional registration of voters during early voting.

2023-S5984A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5984A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5984--A
     Cal. No. 782
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAVANAGH,  BROUK,  MAY  -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on
   Elections  -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
   and second report, ordered to a third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to registration of voters
   during early voting
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (ii)  of  paragraph (e) of subdivision 3 of
 section 8-302 of the election law, as amended by chapter 113 of the laws
 of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii) They may swear to and subscribe an affidavit  stating  that  they
 have duly registered to vote, the address in such election district from
 which  they  registered, that they remain a duly qualified voter in such
 election district, that their registration poll  record  appears  to  be
 lost  or misplaced or that their name and/or their signature was omitted
 from the computer generated registration list or such  record  indicates
 the  voter already voted when they did not do so or that they have moved
 within New York state since they last registered, the address from which
 they were previously registered and the address at which they  currently
 reside, and at a primary election, the party in which they are enrolled,
 OR THAT SUCH VOTER IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-604 OF THIS
 ARTICLE.    The  inspectors of election shall offer such an affidavit to
 each such voter whose residence address is in  such  election  district.
 Each  such affidavit shall be in a form prescribed by the state board of
 elections, shall be printed on an envelope of the size and quality  used
 for  an  absentee  ballot  envelope, and shall contain an acknowledgment
 that the affiant understands that any false statement  made  therein  is
 perjury  punishable  according to law. Such form prescribed by the state
 board of elections shall request information required to  register  such
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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