| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
| Mar 24, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
| Mar 23, 2010 |
print number 1701a |
| Mar 23, 2010 |
1st report with amendments cal.303 |
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to elections |
| Feb 05, 2009 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S1701
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S1701 - Details
2009-S1701 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1701
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the election law, in relation to counting of affidavit
ballots
PURPOSE :
To provide for the casting and counting of ballots of voters,
otherwise eligible, when the voter appears at the wrong Election
District but within the proper county
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Amends Section 9-209 sub 2(a) by adding a new subparagraph 3 to
require The Board of Elections to cast and count such ballots.
EXISTING LAW :
In Panio & c. V. Sunderland et al., _NY3d,_, the Court of Appeals held
that, under existing law, such ballots should not be counted
JUSTIFICATION :
2009-S1701 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1701
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 5, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sens. DILAN, ADDABBO, ADAMS, DIAZ, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMP-
SON, C. JOHNSON, KRUEGER, ONORATO, PARKER, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SCHNEIDER-
MAN, 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 counting of affidavit
ballots
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 9-209 of the
election law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 3 to read as
follows:
3. IF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS DETERMINES THAT A PERSON WAS ENTITLED TO
VOTE AT SUCH ELECTION, THE BOARD SHALL CAST AND CANVASS SUCH BALLOT IF
SUCH BOARD FINDS THAT THE VOTER APPEARED AT A POLLING PLACE IN THE
CORRECT COUNTY, REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THE VOTER MAY HAVE APPEARED
IN THE INCORRECT ELECTION DISTRICT.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05016-01-9
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S1701A (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S1701A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1701A
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the election law, in relation to counting of affidavit
ballots
PURPOSE :
To provide for the casting and counting of ballots of voters,
otherwise eligible, when the voter appears at the wrong Election
District but within the proper county.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Amends Section 9-209 sub 2 by amending subparagraph 3 to require The
Board of Elections to cast and count such ballots.
EXISTING LAW :
In Panio & C. V. Sunderland et al., _NY3d,_, the Court of Appeals held
that, under existing law, such ballots should not be counted.
JUSTIFICATION :
2009-S1701A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1701--A
Cal. No. 303
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 5, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sens. DILAN, ADDABBO, ADAMS, DIAZ, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMP-
SON, C. JOHNSON, KRUEGER, ONORATO, PARKER, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SCHNEIDER-
MAN, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
be committed to the Committee on Elections -- recommitted to the
Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
reported favorably from said committee with amendments and ordered
reprinted as amended and when reprinted to be committed to the order
of first report
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to counting of affidavit
ballots
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
9-209 of the election law, as added by chapter 248 of the laws of 2009,
is amended to read as follows:
3. If the board of elections determines that a person was entitled to
vote at such election, the board shall cast and canvass such ballot if
such board finds that the voter appeared at [the correct] A polling
place IN THE CORRECT COUNTY, regardless of the fact that the voter may
have appeared in the incorrect election district.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05016-03-0
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