SB1688 Summary:

BILL NOS01688A
 
SAME ASSAME AS A02588-A
 
SPONSORZELDIN
 
COSPNSRMARCHIONE, MAZIARZ, SAVINO
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add S5-714, El L
 
Relates to the removal of a voter from voting rolls due to death.
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SB1688 Actions:

BILL NOS01688A
 
01/09/2013REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
04/22/20131ST REPORT CAL.366
04/23/20132ND REPORT CAL.
04/24/2013ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
06/21/2013COMMITTED TO RULES
01/08/2014REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
01/09/2014AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
01/09/2014PRINT NUMBER 1688A
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SB1688 Memo:

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SB1688 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1688--A
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 9, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by Sens. ZELDIN, MARCHIONE, MAZIARZ, SAVINO -- read twice and
          ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
          Elections -- recommitted to the Committee on Elections  in  accordance
          with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,

          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to removal of a voter from
          voting rolls due to death
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-714
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 5-714. Death of a registered voter. 1. Pursuant to paragraph (e)  of
     4  subdivision  one of section 5-400 of this article, death shall result in
     5  the cancellation of a voter's registration. In order to ensure that  the
     6  name  of  a  voter is removed from the registration roll upon death, the
     7  New York State Board of  Elections  shall  review  the  social  security

     8  administration death master file on an annual basis, prior to July first
     9  of  each  calendar year.   Notification shall be sent to the appropriate
    10  local board of elections by July thirtieth of each  calendar  year,  and
    11  the  local  board of elections shall immediately remove the names of all
    12  deceased voters from the registration roll.
    13    2. In the event that an individual claims that their  name  was  erro-
    14  neously  removed  from  the  roll, they shall be entitled to cast a vote
    15  through an affidavit ballot in the same manner as a voter who is  deemed
    16  to  be inactive.  Upon this event, the board of elections shall commence
    17  an inquiry to determine whether the name of the voter has in  fact  been

    18  removed from the registration roll due to an error. In the event that an
    19  error  is  found, the affidavit ballot shall be counted and the individ-
    20  ual's name shall be reinstated on the registration roll.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01053-02-3
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