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Assembly Bill A3315

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts the "early voting act"

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Bill Amendments

2009-A3315 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A293

2009-A3315 - 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.

2009-A3315 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3315

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN, BRENNAN, KOON, HOOPER, FIELDS, PHEFFER,
  LUPARDO, GOTTFRIED, PERRY, LIFTON, REILLY,  JACOBS,  STIRPE,  BRADLEY,
  GIANARIS,  PAULIN, POWELL, 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.  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. LOCAL BOARDS OF ELECTIONS; POWERS AND DUTIES OF.
  S  8-600.  EARLY  VOTING  PROCEDURES. 1. NO SOONER THAN SEVEN 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-
ANT TO THIS CHAPTER. ALL VOTES CAST WITHIN THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD SHALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05714-02-9

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2009-A3315A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A293

2009-A3315A (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.

2009-A3315A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3315--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN, BRENNAN, KOON, HOOPER, FIELDS, PHEFFER,
  LUPARDO, GOTTFRIED, PERRY, LIFTON, REILLY,  JACOBS,  STIRPE,  BRADLEY,
  GIANARIS,  PAULIN, POWELL, LAVINE, KELLNER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. GLICK, MAGEE, WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee  on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

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. 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05714-04-9

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