Bill Text: NY S02478 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day and provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-15 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S02478 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S02478-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         2478--A
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 13, 2017
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        Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, AVELLA, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER, LATIMER, STAVI-
          SKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be  commit-
          ted  to  the  Committee  on  Judiciary  --  committee discharged, bill
          amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
          tee
                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
        proposing an amendment to section 5 of article 2 of the constitution, in
          relation to the ten day advance registration requirement
     1    Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 5 of arti-
     2  cle 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
     3    § 5. Laws shall be made for ascertaining, by proper proofs, the  citi-
     4  zens  who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage hereby established,
     5  and for  the  registration  of  voters[;  which  registration  shall  be
     6  completed  at  least  ten days before each election].  Such registration
     7  shall not be required for town and village elections except  by  express
     8  provision of law.
     9    §  2.  Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
    10  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    11  next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
    12  conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
    13  published for three months previous to the time of such election.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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