Bill Text: NY S02653 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that qualified voters who choose to vote by mail may do so.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-15 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S02653 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S02653-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2653
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 17, 2017
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        Introduced by Sens. HAMILTON, COMRIE, KENNEDY, PERKINS -- 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 voting by mail
     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    §  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,
     6  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  and for the return and canvass of their votes] choose to
    10  vote by mail may do so.
    11    § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
    12  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
    13  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
    14  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
    15  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.
                                                                   LBD89005-01-7