Senate Bill S5127

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires county boards to create systems for processing electronic requests for absentee ballots

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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-S5127 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5895
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9385
2013-2014: S1989, A3796
2015-2016: S861, A5602
2017-2018: S1660

2011-S5127 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires county boards to create systems for processing electronic requests for absentee ballots.

2011-S5127 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5127 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5127

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 requiring county boards
  to create systems for  processing  electronic  requests  for  absentee
  ballots

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2  of  section  8-400  of  the
election  law,  as separately amended by chapters 97 and 104 of the laws
of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  (d) The board of elections shall mail  an  absentee  ballot  to  every
qualified  voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such
an absentee ballot from such board of elections in [writing in a letter,
telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from
which the writing is sent or other written instrument] A  COMMUNICATION,
which  is signed AND CERTIFIED by the voter and received by the board of
elections not earlier than the thirtieth day nor later than the  seventh
day  before  the  election  for  which the ballot is first requested and
which states the address where the voter is registered and  the  address
to which the ballot is to be mailed; provided, however, a military voter
may  request  a  military ballot or voter registration application or an
absentee ballot application in a letter as provided in subdivision three
of section 10-106 of this  chapter;  and  provided  further,  a  special
federal voter may request a special federal ballot or voter registration
application or an absentee ballot application in a letter as provided in
paragraph  d  of  subdivision one of section 11-202 of this chapter. The
board of elections shall enclose with such ballot a form of  application
for  absentee  ballot  if the applicant is registered with such board of
elections.
  S 2. Section 8-400 of the election law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 11 to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00083-01-1
              

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