Allow for No-Excuse Absentee Voting Amendment
New York Ballot Measure - Proposal 4
Election: Nov. 2, 2021 (General)
Outcome: Failed
Categories:
ElectionsCivil Liberties and Civil Rights
Summary
The purpose of this proposal is to eliminate the requirement that a voter provide a reason for voting by absentee ballot. The proposed amendment would do so by deleting the requirement currently in the Constitution that restricts absentee voting to people under one of two specific circumstances: (1) those who expect to be absent from the county of their residence, or from New York City for residents of that city, on Election Day, and (2) those who are unable to appear at their polling place because of illness or physical disability.
Measure Text
The proposed amendment would delete from the current provision on absentee ballots the requirement that an absentee voter must be unable to appear at the polls by reason of absence from the county or illness or physical disability. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?
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