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Assembly Bill A665

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that voters who voted by affidavit ballot shall be notified as to whether their vote was tallied, and, if not, an explanation must be provided

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2009-A665 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law

2009-A665 - Summary

Provides that voters who voted by affidavit ballot shall be notified as to whether their vote was tallied, and, if not, an explanation must be provided.

2009-A665 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   665

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to tally notification for
  affidavit ballot voters

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

  Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-313
to read as follows:
  S 8-313. TALLY NOTIFICATION FOR VOTERS CASTING  AN  AFFIDAVIT  BALLOT.
1.  THE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL NOTIFY IN WRITING ANY PERSON WHO VOTED
IN A GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION BY AFFIDAVIT BALLOT AS  TO  WHETHER  OR
NOT  THEIR VOTE WAS EVENTUALLY TALLIED.  IF SUCH VOTES WERE NOT TALLIED,
SUCH NOTIFICATION MUST PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION.
  2. NOTIFICATION MUST BE PROVIDED NO LATER THAN NINETY DAYS  AFTER  THE
BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  HAS  CERTIFIED  THE WINNERS FOR ALL OFFICES ON THE
BALLOTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01199-01-9

2009-A665A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law

2009-A665A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that voters who voted by affidavit ballot shall be notified as to whether their vote was tallied, and, if not, an explanation must be provided.

2009-A665A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 665--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  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 tally notification  for
  affidavit ballot voters

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

  Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new  section  8-313
to read as follows:
  S  8-313.  TALLY  NOTIFICATION FOR VOTERS CASTING AN AFFIDAVIT BALLOT.
1. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL NOTIFY IN WRITING ANY PERSON  WHO  VOTED
IN  A  GENERAL  OR SPECIAL ELECTION BY AFFIDAVIT BALLOT AS TO WHETHER OR
NOT THEIR VOTE WAS EVENTUALLY TALLIED.  IF SUCH VOTES WERE NOT  TALLIED,
SUCH NOTIFICATION MUST PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION.
  2.  NOTIFICATION  MUST BE PROVIDED NO LATER THAN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE
BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAS CERTIFIED THE WINNERS  FOR  ALL  OFFICES  ON  THE
BALLOTS.
  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.
                                                           LBD01199-03-9

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