Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to election law |
Feb 13, 2013 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A4977
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
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
co-Sponsors
David McDonough
Nicole Malliotakis
2013-A4977 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A4977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4977 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 13, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, McDONOUGH, MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the military law and the election law, in relation to the counting of ballots of deceased military personnel THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 11 of the military law is amended by adding a new section 234 to read as follows: S 234. COUNTING OF BALLOTS OF DECEASED MILITARY PERSONNEL. ANY MEMBER OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD, ARMY RESERVE, NAVAL RESERVE, MARINE RESERVE, AIR FORCE RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD, OR NAVAL MILITIA, WHO CASTS AN ABSENTEE OR MILITARY BALLOT WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY, SHALL HAVE SUCH BALLOT BE COUNTED NOTWITHSTANDING THE DEATH OF SUCH SERVICE MEMBER, RESULTING FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED WHILE HE OR SHE WAS PRESENT IN A COMBAT THEATER OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS, BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SCHEDULED ELECTION FOR WHICH IT WAS CAST. S 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-413 to read as follows: S 8-413. COUNTING OF BALLOTS OF DECEASED MILITARY PERSONNEL. ANY MEMBER OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD, ARMY RESERVE, NAVAL RESERVE, MARINE RESERVE, AIR FORCE RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD, OR NAVAL MILITIA, WHO CASTS AN ABSENTEE OR MILITARY BALLOT WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY, SHALL HAVE SUCH BALLOT BE COUNTED NOTWITHSTANDING THE DEATH OF SUCH SERVICE MEMBER, RESULTING FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED WHILE HE OR SHE WAS PRESENT IN A COMBAT THEATER OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS, BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SCHEDULED ELECTION FOR WHICH IT WAS CAST. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07146-02-3
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