Bill Text: NY S09117 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 9117

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires colleges in the state to communicate all absentee deadlines for New York state elections to all enrolled students.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-26 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S09117 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S09117-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9117

                    IN SENATE

                                     April 26, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  CHU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  requiring  educational
          institutions in the state to communicate all absentee ballot deadlines
          for New York state elections

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 4-120 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
     2  new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
     3    4. (a) All public and private colleges in the state shall send notifi-
     4  cations  to  all enrolled students of the deadline to apply for absentee
     5  ballots on such educational institution websites  or  through  email  at
     6  least  three  times one month prior to the official submission deadline,
     7  for all village, city, primary, special, and general  elections  in  New
     8  York state.
     9    (b)  For  the  purposes  of this subdivision, "college" shall mean any
    10  institution of higher education, recognized and approved by the  regents
    11  of  the  university of the state of New York, which provides a course of
    12  study leading to the granting of a post-secondary degree or diploma.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15274-01-4