New York Senate Bill S08224 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8224  IN SENATE January 16, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections 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