Bill Text: NY S02542 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Removes limitations on voting by absentee ballot that are required by the constitution.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-13 - TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION [S02542 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S02542-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2542
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 18, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 2 of the constitution, in
relation to absentee voting
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 2 of arti-
2 cle 2 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 S 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 occur-
5 rence of any election, may be absent from the county of their residence
6 or, if residents of the city of New York, from the city, and qualified
7 voters who, on the occurrence of any election, may be unable to appear
8 personally at the polling place because of illness or physical disabili-
9 ty,] may vote ON OR BEFORE THE DAY DESIGNATED FOR AN ELECTION AND OTHER
10 THAN BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE AT THE POLLING PLACE and for the return and
11 canvass of their votes.
12 S 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
13 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
14 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in
15 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be
16 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD89028-01-3
