S1549-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
• Mar 8, 2011: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO JUDICIARY
• Jan 10, 2011: REFERRED TO CODES

S1549-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1549

TITLE  OF BILL:  An act to amend the election law, in relation to allow-
ing for polling place voter registration for any qualified person who is
not registered to vote

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:  To provide qualified persons who  have
never  previously  registered to vote with the opportunity on the day of
an election.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 5-210 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision
1-a.

JUSTIFICATION:  This legislation seeks to set parameters and  guidelines
for  Election  Day  voter registration. Allowing for persons eligible to
vote to register to vote up until and  on  Election  Day  has  increased
voter turnout in the six states (Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, new Hampshire,
Wisconsin  and Wyoming) On average, turnout was 14% higher in EDR states
than across the country in the 2004 election cycle. New York consistent-
ly ranks near the bottom in voter turnout in the country. It  is  imper-
ative the state take every action necessary to allow eligible voters the
opportunity  to  register  and  vote.  Most voters do not get excited or
involved in elections until the very last moment when often  it  is  too
late  to  register to vote. This must be changed, voters should have the
ability to register and vote on Election Day.

PRIOR  LEGISLATIVE  HISTORY:    S.1769-A  of  2011-2012  -  Referred  to
Elections;  Amended  and recommitted to Elections; Referred to Elections
S.1769 of 2010-2011 - Referred  to  Elections  S.5059A  of  2009-2010  -
Referred to Elections

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect January 1, 2015.

S1549-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1549
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 10, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to author
 izing the imposition of  prejudgment  interest  in  certain  cases  of
 nonpayment of support
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1.  Subdivision (a) of section 5001 of the civil practice  law
 and rules is amended to read as follows:

 (a)  Actions  in which recoverable. Interest shall be recovered upon a
 sum awarded because of a breach  of  performance  of  a  contract,  [or]
 because  of  an  act or omission depriving or otherwise interfering with
 title to, or possession or enjoyment of, property, OR BECAUSE OF A FAIL
 URE TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT OR COMBINED CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT  PURSUANT
 TO  A  COURT  ORDER,  except  that  in an action of an equitable nature,
 interest and the rate and date from which it shall be computed shall  be
 in the court's discretion.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to actions
 and proceedings commenced on or after such effective date.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06118-01-1

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