Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
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Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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6/10 | S 4306B | Expands Early Voting Access | Bill Passed - House (108 - 41) |
6/10 | S 7191 | Authorizes a Write-in Ballot Cast in a Party Primary to Petition for a Candidate Not Enrolled in Such Party to be Void and Not Counted | Bill Passed - House (101 - 48) |
6/09 | S 7150 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (103 - 45) |
5/11 | A 6047 | Amends the Deadlines for the Mailing and Receipt of Absentee Ballots from the Day Before the Election to Election Day | Bill Passed - House (104 - 43) |
5/11 | A 6046 | Authorizes the Board of Elections to Accept an Electronic Application for an Absentee Ballot when Submitted by a Voter | Bill Passed - House (104 - 43) |
4/21 | S 830 | Extends Voting Rights to Convicted Felons on Parole | Bill Passed - House (97 - 52) |
3/31 | S 5545 | Amends Statute's Definition of an Absentee Voter | Bill Passed - House (138 - 8) |
1/26 | A 2574 | Establishes the State University of New York as an Automatic Voter Registration Location | Bill Passed - House (99 - 51) |