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Assembly Bill A7850

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that polling places, whenever practicable, to be designated directly on a public transportation route

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2009-A7850 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8030
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4-104, El L

2009-A7850 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that polling places, whenever practicable, shall be designated directly on a public transportation route.

2009-A7850 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7850

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, BRADLEY, CUSICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, KAVANAGH,
  LATIMER, P. RIVERA, ROBINSON, SCHROEDER, TITUS --  Multi-Sponsored  by
  --  M.  of  A.  ALFANO, AMEDORE, BALL, BARCLAY, BOYLAND, BOYLE, CLARK,
  DUPREY, EDDINGTON, FARRELL, FITZPATRICK, GALEF, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, HEAST-
  IE, JOHN, JORDAN, KOLB, LIFTON, MAYERSOHN, McDONOUGH,  MILLER,  PERRY,
  PHEFFER,   RABBITT,  RAIA,  ROSENTHAL,  SCOZZAFAVA,  STIRPE,  TEDISCO,
  THIELE, TITONE, TOBACCO, TOWNS, TOWNSEND, WEISENBERG -- read once  and
  referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to polling places being
  situated on a public transportation route

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

  Section  1.  Section  4-104 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
  6-A. EACH POLLING PLACE DESIGNATED,  WHENEVER  PRACTICABLE,  SHALL  BE
SITUATED DIRECTLY ON A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08525-01-9

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