Bill Text: NY S08558 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to absentee voting; removes restrictions on whom may vote absentee.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-14 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S08558 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S08558-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8558
                    IN SENATE
                                      May 10, 2018
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- 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    §  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 by absentee ballot, and for  the  return  and  canvass  of
    10  their votes.
    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.
                                                                   LBD89137-01-8