Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 16, 2010 |
referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 10, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 09, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 08, 2010 |
1st report cal.809 |
Jun 02, 2010 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S8033
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2009-S8033 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S8033 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8033 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to absentee voting in nursing homes and senior citizen residences PURPOSE: To increase voting by senior citizens and other residents of nursing homes and senior citizen residences who are unable to go to the polls by assisting them in applying for absentee ballots, delivering such ballots to them, and assisting them in completing and casting the ballot. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends election law section 8-407(5) to provide that when a board of inspectors is provided by the board of elections with absentee ballots for delivery to residents of nursing homes, residential health care and similar facilities, the board of elections shall also provide them with a supply of absentee ballot applications, as well as appropriate absentee ballots and envelopes. It also adds a new subdivision 10-a to provide that the board of inspectors shall deliver an absentee ballot application to any resident of such a facility for whom it does not have an absentee ballot, who requests such an application. It further provides that the board of inspectors shall assist any resident requesting help in
2009-S8033 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8033 I N S E N A T E June 2, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 absentee voting in nursing homes and senior citizen residences THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 8-407 of the election law, as added by chapter 296 of the laws of 1988, is amended and a new subdivi- sion 10-a is added to read as follows: 5. The board of elections shall deliver to each board of inspectors all the absentee ballots in the custody of such board of elections which are addressed to residents of the facilities which such board of inspec- tors is assigned to attend, together with AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLY OF THE APPROPRIATE ABSENTEE BALLOT, ABSENTEE BALLOT ENVELOPES, APPLICATIONS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS, one or more portable voting booths of a type approved by the state board of elections and such other supplies as such board of inspectors will require to discharge its duties properly. 10-A. THE BOARD OF INSPECTORS SHALL DELIVER AN APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT TO ANY RESIDENT OF SUCH FACILITY FOR WHOM IT DOES NOT HAVE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT AND WHO REQUESTS SUCH AN APPLICATION. THE BOARD OF INSPECTORS SHALL ASSIST ANY SUCH RESIDENT WHO REQUESTS ASSISTANCE TO COMPLETE SUCH APPLICATION. UPON RECEIVING A COMPLETED APPLICATION FROM ANY RESIDENT, THE BOARD OF INSPECTORS SHALL FORTHWITH DELIVER AN ABSEN- TEE BALLOT AND BALLOT ENVELOPE TO SUCH VOTER IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD17426-01-0
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