Bill Text: NY A09311 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes religious observance as a cause for absentee voting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-24 - opinion referred to judiciary [A09311 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A09311-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9311 IN ASSEMBLY February 23, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 2 of the constitution, in relation to authorizing religious observance as a cause for absentee voting 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of article 2 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: 3 § 2. The legislature may, by general law, provide a manner in which, 4 and the time and place at which, qualified voters who, on the occurrence 5 of any election, may be absent from the county of their residence or, if 6 residents of the city of New York, from the city, and qualified voters 7 who, on the occurrence of any election, may be unable to appear 8 personally at the polling place because of illness [or], physical disa- 9 bility or religious observance, may vote and for the return and canvass 10 of their votes. 11 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing be referred 12 to the first regular legislative session convening after the next 13 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform- 14 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3 15 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89165-01-1
