Assembly Actions -
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Feb 15, 2022 |
ordered to third reading cal.213 substituted for a6482 |
Jan 10, 2022 |
referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.9 reported and committed to rules |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to elections returned to senate died in assembly |
May 26, 2021 |
referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 05, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
May 04, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
May 03, 2021 |
1st report cal.877 |
Apr 15, 2021 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S6214
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Provides that a voter may register to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to return
download bill text pdfSponsored By
(D) 20th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
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Floor Vote: Jan 10, 2022
aye (44)- Addabbo Jr.
- Bailey
- Biaggi
- Breslin
- Brisport
- Brooks
- Brouk
- Cleare
- Comrie
- Cooney
- Felder
- Gaughran
- Gianaris
- Gounardes
- Harckham
- Hinchey
- Hoylman-Sigal
- Jackson
- Kaminsky
- Kaplan
- Kavanagh
- Kennedy
- Krueger
- Liu
- Mannion
- Martucci
- May
- Mayer
- Myrie
- Parker
- Persaud
- Ramos
- Reichlin-Melnick
- Rivera
- Ryan
- Salazar
- Sanders Jr.
- Savino
- Sepúlveda
- Serrano
- Skoufis
- Stavisky
- Stewart-Cousins
- Thomas
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Floor Vote: May 26, 2021
aye (44)- Addabbo Jr.
- Bailey
- Benjamin
- Biaggi
- Breslin
- Brisport
- Brooks
- Brouk
- Comrie
- Cooney
- Felder
- Gaughran
- Gianaris
- Gounardes
- Harckham
- Hinchey
- Hoylman-Sigal
- Jackson
- Kaminsky
- Kaplan
- Kavanagh
- Kennedy
- Krueger
- Liu
- Mannion
- Martucci
- May
- Mayer
- Myrie
- Parker
- Persaud
- Ramos
- Reichlin-Melnick
- Rivera
- Ryan
- Salazar
- Sanders Jr.
- Savino
- Sepúlveda
- Serrano
- Skoufis
- Stavisky
- Stewart-Cousins
- Thomas
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Jan 18, 2022 - Rules Committee Vote
S621413Aye7Nay0Aye with Reservations0Absent0Excused0AbstainedJan 10, 2022 - Rules Committee Vote
S621413Aye7Nay0Aye with Reservations0Absent0Excused0AbstainedJan 10, 2022 - Elections Committee Vote
S62145Aye2Nay0Aye with Reservations0Absent0Excused0Abstained -
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co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) 16th Senate District
2021-S6214 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S6214 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6214 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to the providing that a voter may register to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to return PURPOSE: This bill provides that a voter may register to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to Return. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: § 1- Amends § 5-104 of the Election Law to make clear that a voter may register to vote from any residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to return, including a second or vacation home.
§ 2 & 3- Amends the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of § 8-400 of the Election Law to make clear that a voter may vote with an absentee ballot from a residence at which the voter is registered to vote, including any residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to return such as a second or vacation home. § 4 - Effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Despite many court rulings against such practices, legal challenges are repeatedly brought against second homeowners' or part time residents' absentee ballots although such voters are legitimately registered to vote in the county from those residences. These legal challenges to ballots often include an invasion of the voter's privacy and are a form of voter suppression. Even when the ballots are ultimately counted; the process can have a chilling effect on voters' willingness to cast an absentee ballot in the future. The process also constitutes a waste of judicial resources and the resources of the local board of elections. This legislation would make clear that a voter may register to vote from any residence to which he or she maintains a continuous connection with intent to return, such as a second or vacation home, in order to elimi- nate frivolous efforts to disenfranchise such voters. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amendments to the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of the Election Law made by section two of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such subdivision when upon such date the provisions of section three of this act shall take effect.
2021-S6214 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6214 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 15, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- 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 the providing that a voter may register to vote at any residence to which the voter main- tains a continuous connection with an intent to return THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 5-104 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT A VOTER FROM REGISTERING TO VOTE FROM ANY RESIDENCE TO WHICH THE VOTER MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS CONNECTION WITH AN INTENT TO RETURN, INCLUDING A SECOND OR VACATION HOME. § 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of the election law, as amended by chapter 139 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: A qualified voter may vote as an absentee voter under this chapter FROM A RESIDENCE AT WHICH THE VOTER IS REGISTERED TO VOTE, INCLUDING ANY RESIDENCE TO WHICH THE VOTER MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS CONNECTION WITH AN INTENT TO RETURN SUCH AS A SECOND OR VACATION HOME, if, on the occur- rence of any village election conducted by the board of elections, primary election, special election, general election or New York city community school board district or city of Buffalo school district election, he or she expects to be: § 3. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of the election law, as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: A qualified voter may vote as an absentee voter under this chapter FROM A RESIDENCE AT WHICH THE VOTER IS REGISTERED TO VOTE, INCLUDING ANY RESIDENCE TO WHICH THE VOTER MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS CONNECTION WITH AN INTENT TO RETURN SUCH AS A SECOND OR VACATION HOME, if, on the occur- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10453-01-1 S. 6214 2 rence of any village election conducted by the board of elections, primary election, special election, general election or New York city community school board district or city of Buffalo school district election, he or she expects to be: § 4. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend- ments to the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of the election law made by section two of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such subdivision when upon such date the provisions of section three of this act shall take effect.
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