Provides that a voter may register to vote at any residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an intent to return, including a second home or a vacation home.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6214
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 15, 2021
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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:
1 Section 1. Section 5-104 of the election law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3 3. Nothing in this section shall prevent a voter from registering to
4 vote from any residence to which the voter maintains a continuous
5 connection with an intent to return, including a second or vacation
6 home.
7 § 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of the
8 election law, as amended by chapter 139 of the laws of 2020, is amended
9 to read as follows:
10 A qualified voter may vote as an absentee voter under this chapter
11 from a residence at which the voter is registered to vote, including any
12 residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an
13 intent to return such as a second or vacation home, if, on the occur-
14 rence of any village election conducted by the board of elections,
15 primary election, special election, general election or New York city
16 community school board district or city of Buffalo school district
17 election, he or she expects to be:
18 § 3. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of the
19 election law, as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2010, is amended
20 to read as follows:
21 A qualified voter may vote as an absentee voter under this chapter
22 from a residence at which the voter is registered to vote, including any
23 residence to which the voter maintains a continuous connection with an
24 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.
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1 rence of any village election conducted by the board of elections,
2 primary election, special election, general election or New York city
3 community school board district or city of Buffalo school district
4 election, he or she expects to be:
5 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
6 ments to the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of the
7 election law made by section two of this act shall be subject to the
8 expiration and reversion of such subdivision when upon such date the
9 provisions of section three of this act shall take effect.
