NY S06151

Repeals restrictions on absentee voting and allows any registered, qualified voter to vote by absentee ballot without requiring a specific reason.

Removes requirement that absentee ballot applications must be filed by the day before an election; changes deadline to the day of the election for in-person delivery to the board of elections.

Eliminates the need for voters to state reasons for absentee voting, such as absence from county, illness, disability, or incarceration.

Establishes a new right allowing voters who cast absentee ballots or use other early voting procedures to cast a ballot on election day that would negate their earlier vote.

Effective date tied to the ratification of a concurrent constitutional resolution on absentee voting.