Assembly Bill A10389

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to write-in votes on election ballots; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A10389 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6906
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §7-122 sub 2 ¶(f), amd §7-122, El L

2009-A10389 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to write-in votes on election ballots; removes certain technical criteria of such ballots.

2009-A10389 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10389 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10389

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 23, 2010
                               ___________

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election law is REPEALED and paragraphs (g) and (h) are relettered para-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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