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Senate Bill S6397
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st 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
2023-S6397 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A267
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §5-106 subs 2, 3, 4 & 5, §5-708 sub 2, amd §§5-106, 5-400 & 5-708, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S2287
2011-2012: S1732
2013-2014: S2631
2015-2016: S1210, A6320
2017-2018: S3284, A5842
2019-2020: S4793, A3285
2021-2022: S5210, A4322
2023-S6397 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6397 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to qualifications of voters convicted of a felony; and repealing certain provisions of such law relating thereto PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide re-enfranchisement for voters with felony convictions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Subdivisions 2,3,4,and 5 of section 5-106 of the election law are REPEALED and subdivision 6 is renumbered subdivision 2. Section 2: Subdivision 1 of section 5-400 of the election law, as amended by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 3 of the laws of 2019, is amended.
2023-S6397 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6397 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 18, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 qualifications of voters convicted of a felony; and repealing certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of section 5-106 of the election law are REPEALED and subdivision 6 is renumbered subdivision 2. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 5-400 of the election law, as amended by chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 3 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 1. A voter's registration, including the registration of a voter in inactive status, shall be cancelled if, since the time of his OR HER last registration, he OR SHE: (a) Moved his or her residence outside the state. (b) [Was convicted of a felony disqualifying him from voting pursuant to the provisions of section 5-106 of this article. (c)] Has been adjudicated an incompetent. [(d)] (C) Refused to take a challenge oath. [(e)] (D) Has died. [(f)] (E) Did not vote in any election conducted by the board of elections during the period ending with the second general election at which candidates for federal office are on the ballot after his OR HER name was placed in inactive status and for whom the board of elections did not, during such period, in any other way, receive any information that such voter still resides in the same county or city. [(g)] (F) Personally requested to have his OR HER name removed from the list of registered voters. [(h)] (G) For any other reason, is no longer qualified to vote as provided in this chapter. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01021-01-3
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