What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 3
3 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to election law
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 50–10
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.238
- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to election law
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 53–9
Show 4 earlier actions
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.502
- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Provides that the ballots of deceased military personnel shall be counted toward the election for which they were cast
In Assembly Committee · Election Law · Sponsor Felix Ortiz
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2939
Title of bill
An act to amend the military law and the election law, in relation to the counting of ballots of deceased military personnel
Purpose
This bill provides that in the event that a service member who has casted an absentee ballot, dies in combat before the date of the scheduled election, their ballot shall still be counted towards the election for which it was cast.
Summary of provisions
Section One amends the military law to provide for the counting of absentee ballots casted by deceased military personnel.
Section Two amends the election law to make corresponding changes.
Section Three provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
New York State law prohibits the counting of an absentee ballot cast by any individual who died prior to the date of the election for which it was cast. Although this prohibition is generally good public policy, aimed at preventing voter fraud, an exception to this rule needs to be made for active duty service members who made the ultimate sacrifice, dying in defense of our country. To fail to allow this exception denies these heroes of their final act of citizenship.
Legislative history
S.2655 of 2013/14: Passed in the Senate S.2421 of 2011/12: Passed in the Senate
Fiscal implications
None to the state
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.