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Senate Bill S1428

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the recanvass of certain ballots upon request of a candidate prior to the canvass of absentee and special ballots

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2009-S1428 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4960
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-209, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1328
2013-2014: S431
2015-2016: S2324
2017-2018: S4210

2009-S1428 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the recanvass of certain ballots upon request of a candidate prior to the canvas of absentee and special ballots in the city of New York.

2009-S1428 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1428 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1428

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  DILAN,  ADAMS,  BRESLIN,  DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
  KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, ONORATO, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER, SAMPSON, SCHNEIDER-
  MAN, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and  when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to recanvass of votes cast
  on voting machines

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

  Section 1. Section 9-209 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST BY A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE,
THE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL FIRST CONDUCT A
RECANVASS OF VOTES CAST ON VOTING MACHINES USED IN THE ELECTION FOR SAID
PUBLIC OFFICE, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 9-208 OF  THIS  TITLE,  AND  SHALL
NOTIFY,  IN WRITING, EACH CANDIDATE FOR SAID PUBLIC OFFICE OF THE RESULT
OF THE RECANVASS PRIOR TO THE CANVASS OF ANY BALLOT AS PROVIDED IN  THIS
SECTION.  SUCH  WRITTEN  REQUEST SHALL BE SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
FORM:
  I, ___________, A CANDIDATE FOR THE PUBLIC OFFICE OF ___________________
     (NAME)                                                (OFFICE)
IN THE ___________________ DISTRICT, AT THE ______________________ PARTY
       (NAME AND NUMBER)                   (PARTY NAME IF PRIMARY)
PRIMARY/ GENERAL/ SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON ________________, REQUEST THE
                                                (DATE)
BOARD OF ELECTION IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK CONDUCT  A  RECANVASS  OF  ALL
VOTES  CAST  ON VOTING MACHINES FOR THE ABOVE STATED PUBLIC OFFICE PRIOR
TO THE CANVASS OF ANY PAPER BALLOTS PURSUANT TO  SECTION  9-209  OF  THE
ELECTION LAW.

  DATED: ________                _________________________
                                 (SIGNATURE OF CANDIDATE)
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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