Bill Text: NY A05911 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Removes limitations on voting by absentee ballot that are required by the constitution.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-16 - opinion referred to judiciary [A05911 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05911-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5911
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 2, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, COLTON, GALEF, LIFTON, LUPARDO, MOLINA-
         RO,  P. RIVERA  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, LAVINE,
         MAGEE, PERRY, ROSENTHAL, THIELE, WEISENBERG -- read once and  referred
         to the Committee on Election Law
                   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 Senate concur), That section 2 of article
    2  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 Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
   13  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.
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