Bill Sponsors: NY S01978 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly

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; enables the legislature to enact legislation permitting persons to register to vote on election day and also to implement adequate safeguards against fraud.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-08 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S01978 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Senator Michael Gianaris [D]PrimarySponsored BillsSD-012FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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