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History
- Signed chap.421
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.44
- Substituted for A6044
- Referred to election law
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 53–5
- Ordered to third reading cal.844
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to elections
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- Referred to elections
Companion bill
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Relates to the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Jeffrey Dinowitz
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5478
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 19 of the laws of 2014 amending the election law relating to enacting the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote, in relation to making such provisions permanent
Purpose
To repeal a portion of the effective date of chapter 19 of the laws of 2014.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 - Amends Section 2 of chapter 19 of the laws of 2014 to repeal a portion of the effective date.
Section 2 - Sets the effective date.
Justification
This bill would amend the existing law to allow a sufficient amount of time for the National Popular Vote Compact to take full effect. Not only would this proposed amendment allow more states the opportunity to join the national popular vote interstate compact, but it would also set the precedent that New York is dedicated to strengthening and ensuring fairness in our nation's Presidential elections.
Over time, the "winner take all" system known as the Electoral College has proven to be inadequate, and has concentrated the voice of millions of Americans into the outcome of one state's election. While efforts have been made to adopt a national popular vote of the President across many states, there are still many in which have not, further delaying the equal efforts for Presidential candidates to tend to every state alike while campaigning.
Legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the commissioner of the State Board of Elections shall notify the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission upon the concurrence of the adoption of the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote by two or more states in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
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