Assembly Bill A293

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Enacts the "early voting act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A293 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1556
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 8 Title VI §§8-600 & 8-602, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3315, S3250
2013-2014: S1920

2011-A293 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "early voting act"; provides to any person early voting for a candidate for public office in a general, primary or special election for any public or party office by paper ballot to take place no sooner than fourteen business days and up to and including the day prior to such election; provides that such voting shall take place at such person's county board of elections; requires availability and access to ballots for persons with disabilities.

2011-A293 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   293

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LANCMAN, BRENNAN, HOOPER, PHEFFER, LUPARDO, GOTT-
  FRIED,  PERRY,  LIFTON,  REILLY,  JACOBS,  PAULIN,  LAVINE, KELLNER --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  GLICK, MAGEE, WEISENBERG -- read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to enacting the "early
  voting act"

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short title.  This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "early voting act".
  S 2. Article 8 of the election law is amended by adding a new title  6
to read as follows:
                                TITLE VI
                              EARLY VOTING
SECTION 8-600. EARLY VOTING PROCEDURES.
        8-602. STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS;  POWERS AND DUTIES FOR EARLY
                 VOTING.
  S 8-600. EARLY VOTING PROCEDURES. 1. NO SOONER THAN FOURTEEN  BUSINESS
DAYS  AND  UP  TO AND INCLUDING THE DAY PRIOR TO ANY GENERAL, PRIMARY OR
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR ANY PUBLIC OR PARTY OFFICE, PERSONS DULY REGISTERED
TO VOTE FOR CANDIDATES FOR SUCH OFFICE MAY VOTE BY PAPER  BALLOT  FOR  A
CANDIDATE  FOR  SUCH  OFFICE,  AND SUCH EARLY VOTING PRACTICE SHALL TAKE
PLACE AT SUCH PERSON'S COUNTY BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS,  OR  AN  ALTERNATIVE
LOCATION  OR  LOCATIONS  AS OTHERWISE DESIGNATED BY AND THROUGH A COUNTY
BOARD OF ELECTIONS UNDER THE POWERS GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  ON
OR BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  2.  SUCH  VOTING  PROCEDURE SHALL BE MONITORED AND ADMINISTERED BY TWO
DULY DESIGNATED PERSONS, ONE FROM EACH MAJOR POLITICAL PARTY,  AND  SUCH
VOTING  SHALL  FOLLOW  AND CONFORM TO ALL OTHER PROCEDURES, MEASURES AND
REQUIREMENTS OF CASTING A VOTE BY A VOTING MACHINE AS PRESCRIBED  PURSU-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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