Senate Bill S6519A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a deadline for changing the location of a polling place for 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-S6519 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1565
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-600, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8364

2023-S6519 - Summary

Establishes a deadline for changing the location of a polling place for early voting by requiring that no location change may occur within forty-eight hours of the commencement of an early voting period unless there is a disaster or a declared state of emergency.

2023-S6519 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6519 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6519
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 25, 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 establishing a deadline
   for changing the location of a polling place for an early voting peri-
   od

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section  8-600 of the election law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
   (F) IF THE LOCATION OF AN EARLY VOTING  POLLING  PLACE  AS  DESIGNATED
 PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (E)  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION CHANGES PRIOR TO SUCH
 EARLY VOTING PERIOD, NOTICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ALL  AFFECTED  ELIGIBLE
 VOTERS NO LATER THAN FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH VOTING PERIOD IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH  THE COMMUNICATION PLAN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF
 THIS SECTION OR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE IF SUCH  LOCATION  CHANGE  OCCURS
 WITHIN  FIVE  DAYS  OF  THE  COMMENCEMENT  OF  SUCH EARLY VOTING PERIOD;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, NO SUCH LOCATION CHANGE MAY OCCUR WITHIN  FORTY-EIGHT
 HOURS OF SUCH COMMENCEMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03100-01-3

2023-S6519A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1565
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-600, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8364

2023-S6519A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a deadline for changing the location of a polling place for early voting by requiring that no location change may occur within forty-eight hours of the commencement of an early voting period unless there is a disaster or a declared state of emergency.

2023-S6519A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6519A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6519--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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 establishing a deadline
   for changing the location of a polling place for an early voting peri-
   od
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section  8-600  of  the  election  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
   (F)  IF  THE  LOCATION  OF AN EARLY VOTING POLLING PLACE AS DESIGNATED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (E) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  CHANGES  PRIOR  TO  SUCH
 EARLY  VOTING  PERIOD, NOTICE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ALL AFFECTED ELIGIBLE
 VOTERS NO LATER THAN FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH VOTING PERIOD IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE COMMUNICATION PLAN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE  OF
 THIS  SECTION  OR  AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE IF SUCH LOCATION CHANGE OCCURS
 WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF  THE  COMMENCEMENT  OF  SUCH  EARLY  VOTING  PERIOD;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, NO SUCH LOCATION CHANGE MAY OCCUR WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT
 HOURS OF SUCH COMMENCEMENT UNLESS THERE IS ANY DISASTER WITHIN THE MEAN-
 ING OF SECTION 3-108 OF THIS CHAPTER OR A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY BY
 THE GOVERNOR OR ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE COUNTY  WHERE
 THE POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03100-02-3

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