S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 15, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MILLER
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the hours for conduct-
ing voting in the city of New York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 8-100 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 335 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
2. Polls shall be open for voting during the following hours: a prima-
ry election from twelve o'clock noon until nine o'clock in the evening,
except in the city of New York and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk,
Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie, and in such city or
county from [six] SEVEN o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock in the
evening; the general election from [six] SEVEN o'clock in the morning
until nine o'clock in the evening; a special election called by the
governor pursuant to the public officers law, and, except as otherwise
provided by law, every other election, from [six] SEVEN o'clock in the
morning until nine o'clock in the evening.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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