Bill Text: NY S01049 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1049 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes ballot by mail by removing cause for absentee ballot voting.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 40-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-03-13 - OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S01049 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S01049-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1049
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 10, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sens. COMRIE, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, BRESLIN,
          BROOKS, CARLUCCI, GAUGHRAN, GIANARIS,  GOUNARDES,  HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN,
          JACKSON,  KAMINSKY, KAPLAN, KAVANAGH, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LIU, MARTINEZ,
          MAY,  MAYER,  METZGER,  MONTGOMERY,  MYRIE,  PARKER,  PERSAUD,  RAMOS,
          RIVERA,  SALAZAR, SANDERS, SAVINO, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVI-
          SKY, STEWART-COUSINS, THOMAS -- 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 authorizing ballot by mail by removing cause for absentee
          ballot 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 and for the return and  canvass  of  their  votes  in  any
    10  election.
    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.
                                                                   LBD89004-01-9