New York A 6438: Provides for the re-enfranchisement of voters with felony convictions; repealer

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A06438 Summary:

BILL NOA06438 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04100

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SPONSORWalker (MS)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSRCook, Zinerman

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Rpld §5-106 subs 2, 3, 4 & 5, §5-708 sub 2, amd §§5-106, 5-400 & 5-708, El L

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Provides for the re-enfranchisement of voters with felony convictions by repealing certain provisions in the election law.

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BILL NOA06438 

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03/04/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6438

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
 ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to qualifications of
 voters convicted of a felony; and repealing certain provisions of such
 law relating thereto

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of section 5-106 of the election
 2 law are REPEALED and subdivision 6 is renumbered subdivision 2.
 3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 5-400 of the election law, as amended by
 4 chapter 659 of the laws of 1994, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 3
 5 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 6 1. A voter's registration, including the registration of a voter in
 7 inactive status, shall be cancelled if, since the time of [his] last
 8 registration, [he] the voter:
 9 (a) Moved [his or her] their residence outside the state.
 10 (b) [Was convicted of a felony disqualifying him from voting pursuant
 11 to the provisions of section 5-106 of this article.
 12 (c)] Has been adjudicated an incompetent.
 13 [(d)] (c) Refused to take a challenge oath.
 14 [(e)] (d) Has died.
 15 [(f)] (e) Did not vote in any election conducted by the board of
 16 elections during the period ending with the second general election at
 17 which candidates for federal office are on the ballot after [his] the
 18 voter's name was placed in inactive status and for whom the board of
 19 elections did not, during such period, in any other way, receive any
 20 information that such voter still resides in the same county or city.
 21 [(g)] (f) Personally requested to have [his] the voter's name removed
 22 from the list of registered voters.
 23 [(h)] (g) For any other reason, is no longer qualified to vote as
 24 provided in this chapter.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05223-01-5

 A. 6438 2

 1 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 5-708 of the election law is REPEALED
 2 and subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, subdivision 3 as renumbered by chap-
 3 ter 659 of the laws of 1994, are renumbered subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5 and
 4 6.
 5 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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