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Assembly Bill A8077

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that the ballots of deceased military personnel shall be counted toward the election for which they were cast

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2009-A8077 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add §234, Mil L; add §8-413, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1450
2013-2014: A4977

2009-A8077 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the ballots of deceased military personnel shall be counted toward the election for which they were cast.

2009-A8077 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8077

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, ALFANO, KOON, SCHROEDER, PAULIN, MAGNAREL-
  LI, BENEDETTO, GORDON, GALEF, KELLNER, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  MAISEL,  MARKEY, MAYERSOHN,
  PEOPLES, PHEFFER, REILLY, SCHIMMINGER, SWEENEY, TITONE, WEISENBERG  --
  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. 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, EVEN IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH
SERVICE MEMBER DIES 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, EVEN IN THE EVENT THAT
SUCH SERVICE MEMBER DIES 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.
                                                           LBD10342-01-9

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