BILL NUMBER:A10389
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to write-
in votes; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
PURPOSE: The bill repeals the section of law relating to ballots in
which holes are punched to indicate a vote for a candidate.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Election Law
section 7-122, subdivision 3, to remove the requirement that the board
of elections provide voters with an instrument suitable for punching
holes in the ballot.
Section 2 of the bill sets forth the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION: Under current law, Section 7-122, subdivision 3 requires
that the board of elections provide voters with instruments to punch
holes in ballots in order to vote for candidates.
Hole punched ballots are no longer utilized in New York State elections.
This bill removes an outdated section of the law.
This legislation was requested by the State Board of Elections in its
2010 Election Law Proposals (SBE 10-13).
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill in the Assembly; same as S6906 (Addabbo).
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10389
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 23, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to write-in votes; and to
repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 of section 7-122 of the
election law is REPEALED and paragraphs (g) and (h) are relettered para-
graphs (f) and (g).
S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 7-122 of the election law, as added by
chapter 352 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
3. The board of elections shall deliver to each voter, together with
each ballot which is marked with a writing instrument, an instrument
whose markings can be read by such machines [and together with each
ballot in which holes are punched, an instrument suitable for punching
the necessary holes in such ballot].
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15731-01-0
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