Senate Bill S4947

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the Disaster Voting Relief Act of 2015; provides for temporary voting procedures in a state of emergency

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S4947 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1325
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§3-109 & 8-414, amd §§8-302 & 9-209, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5235, A7938
2017-2018: S3873, A4368
2019-2020: S2799, A5346
2021-2022: S5702
2023-2024: S8195

2015-S4947 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the Disaster Voting Relief Act of 2015; provides for temporary voting procedures in a state of emergency.

2015-S4947 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4947 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4947

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 enacting  the  disaster
  voting relief act of 2015

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

  Section 1.  Short title.  This act shall be known and may be cited  as
the "disaster voting relief act of 2015".
  S  2.    The  election law is amended by adding a new section 3-109 to
read as follows:
  S 3-109. DISASTER; GOVERNOR MAY SUSPEND OR DELAY VOTING. 1. THE GOVER-
NOR MAY, UPON ISSUANCE OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING A STATE OF  EMER-
GENCY  OR UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION SUSPEND OR
DELAY AN ELECTION IN SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
  2. IF A DELAY OR SUSPENSION IS AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE DELAYED
VOTING SHALL RESUME OR BE RESCHEDULED AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE PURSUANT TO
THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN SECTION 3-108 OF THIS TITLE. THE STATE  BOARD
OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  PROMULGATE  SUCH  RULES AND REGULATIONS TO FURTHER
EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 3. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-414 to read
as follows:
  S 8-414. PERSONS ENTITLED  TO  VOTE  ABSENTEE  WHEN  AN  EMERGENCY  IS
DECLARED. UPON ISSUANCE OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING A STATE OF EMER-
GENCY  OR  UPON  THE  ISSUANCE  OF A FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION WITHIN
FOURTEEN DAYS OF AN ELECTION ANY QUALIFIED VOTER WHOSE POLLING  LOCATION
IS  WITHIN THE AREA AFFECTED BY SUCH DECLARATION MAY VOTE AS AN ABSENTEE
VOTER NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 4. Section 8-302 of the election law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 6 to read as follows:
  6.  UPON  THE  GOVERNOR'S  ISSUANCE  OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING A
STATE OF EMERGENCY PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06627-01-5
              

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