As of Nov. 5, Ballotpedia has tracked 197 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 197, Ballotpedia tracked two from Oct. 30-Nov. 5. Democrats sponsored the two bills. The bills are below:
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NY A08178: Removes party lines from ballots and has candidates’ names appearing only once on a ballot for an office for all elections that are not presidential or gubernatorial, Assembly Members Patrick Burke (D) and Albert Stirpe (D).
- “As introduced, this bill:
- Removes ballot partisanship indications for all offices except presidential and gubernatorial offices.
- Specifies that names of candidates on the ballot for nonpartisan office will be printed in the order that the candidate’s party received votes in the preceding election for the office, with the highest being at the top.”
- “As introduced, this bill:
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NY A08175: Provides that qualified persons who have never previously registered to vote in this state may apply personally for registration by appearing at the appropriate polling place for the election district in which such person resides on the day such polling place is open for voting; requires establishment of a procedure to enable such registrants to cast their votes at the appropriate polling places, Assembly Member Robert Carroll (D).
- “As introduced, this bill:
- Allows anyone who is not registered in the state to apply for voter registration on election day or during early voting by appearing at their polling place.
- Specifies that the person must have approved identification, and specifies the oath to be executed.
- Grants the person access to an affidavit ballot if he or she does not have proper identification.
- Directs the board of elections to establish a procedure for the same day registrant to vote at the polling place.”
- “As introduced, this bill:
