New York Assembly Bill A09567 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9567  IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to changing party enroll- ment of voters where the enrolled party contained the word "Independ- ence" or "Independent" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 5-312 2 to read as follows: 3 § 5-312. Enrollment; unenrollment from certain parties. Any person 4 enrolled in a party which includes the words "Independence" or "Inde- 5 pendent" shall have their voter enrollment changed such that they are 6 not enrolled in any party. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13579-01-3