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Senate Bill S4960

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to applications for absentee ballots

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2009-S4960 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7347
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L

2009-S4960 - Summary

Relates to applications for absentee ballots; provides for the application to be made in writing in the form of a letter, telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from which the writing is sent or other written instrument which is signed by the voter.

2009-S4960 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4960 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4960

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- 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 making applications for
  absentee ballots

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the
election law, as added by chapter 216 of the laws of 1988, is amended to
read as follows:
  (d) The board of elections shall mail  an  absentee  ballot  to  every
qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who  requests such
an absentee ballot from such board of elections in [a letter] WRITING IN
A  LETTER,  TELEFAX  OR OTHER WRITTEN INSTRUMENT, which is signed by the
voter and received by the board of elections not earlier than the  thir-
tieth  day, nor later than the seventh day before the election for which
the ballot is first requested and which states  the  address  where  the
voter is registered and the address to which the ballot is to be mailed.
The board of elections shall enclose with such ballot a form of applica-
tion for absentee ballot.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to  all
elections  or primaries conducted on or after such date. Effective imme-
diately the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation
necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06288-01-9

co-Sponsors

2009-S4960A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7347
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L

2009-S4960A - Summary

Relates to applications for absentee ballots; provides for the application to be made in writing in the form of a letter, telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from which the writing is sent or other written instrument which is signed by the voter.

2009-S4960A - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4960A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4960--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, ADDABBO -- 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  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to making applications for
  absentee ballots

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2  of  section  8-400  of  the
election  law, as amended by chapter 165 of the laws of 2009, is amended
to read as follows:
  (d) The board of elections shall mail  an  absentee  ballot  to  every
qualified  voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such
an absentee ballot from such board of elections in WRITING IN a  letter,
TELEFAX  OR  OTHER  WRITTEN INSTRUMENT, which is signed by the voter and
received by the board of elections not earlier than  the  thirtieth  day
nor  later than the seventh day before the election for which the ballot
is first requested and which states  the  address  where  the  voter  is
registered  and  the  address  to  which  the  ballot  is  to be mailed;
provided, however, a military voter may request a military ballot  in  a
letter  as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of this chap-
ter; and provided further, a special federal voter may request a special
federal ballot in a letter as provided in paragraph d of subdivision one
of section 11-202 of this chapter. The board of elections shall  enclose
with such ballot a form of application for absentee ballot.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to  all
elections  or primaries conducted on or after such date. Effective imme-
diately the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation
necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
effective date.

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

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2009-S4960B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7347
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L

2009-S4960B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to applications for absentee ballots; provides for the application to be made in writing in the form of a letter, telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from which the writing is sent or other written instrument which is signed by the voter.

2009-S4960B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4960B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4960--B
    Cal. No. 33

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, ADDABBO -- 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  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee -- reported
  favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
  ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
  its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to making applications for
  absentee ballots

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the
election law, as amended by chapter 165 of the laws of 2009, is  amended
to read as follows:
  (d)  The  board  of  elections  shall mail an absentee ballot to every
qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests  such
an  absentee ballot from such board of elections in WRITING IN a letter,
TELEFAX INDICATING THE ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND THE TELEFAX NUMBER FROM
WHICH THE WRITING IS SENT OR OTHER WRITTEN INSTRUMENT, which  is  signed
by the voter and received by the board of elections not earlier than the
thirtieth  day  nor  later  than the seventh day before the election for
which the ballot is first requested and which states the  address  where
the  voter  is  registered  and the address to which the ballot is to be
mailed; provided, however, a  military  voter  may  request  a  military
ballot in a letter as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of
this  chapter; and provided further, a special federal voter may request
a special federal ballot in a letter  as  provided  in  paragraph  d  of
subdivision  one  of  section  11-202  of  this  chapter.  The  board of
elections shall enclose with such  ballot  a  form  of  application  for
absentee ballot.

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

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