Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to election law |
Feb 10, 2009 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A4960
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LOPEZ V
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A4960 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A4960 (ACTIVE) - 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 A S S E M B L Y February 10, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. V. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to recanvass of votes cast on voting machines THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 9-209 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST BY A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL FIRST CONDUCT A RECANVASS OF VOTES CAST ON VOTING MACHINES USED IN THE ELECTION FOR SAID PUBLIC OFFICE, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 9-208 OF THIS TITLE, AND SHALL NOTIFY, IN WRITING, EACH CANDIDATE FOR SAID PUBLIC OFFICE OF THE RESULT OF THE RECANVASS PRIOR TO THE CANVASS OF ANY BALLOT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION. SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST SHALL BE SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FOLLOWING FORM: I, ___________, A CANDIDATE FOR THE PUBLIC OFFICE OF ___________________ (NAME) (OFFICE) IN THE ___________________ DISTRICT, AT THE ______________________ PARTY (NAME AND NUMBER) (PARTY NAME IF PRIMARY) PRIMARY/ GENERAL/ SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON ________________, REQUEST THE (DATE) BOARD OF ELECTION IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK CONDUCT A RECANVASS OF ALL VOTES CAST ON VOTING MACHINES FOR THE ABOVE STATED PUBLIC OFFICE PRIOR TO THE CANVASS OF ANY PAPER BALLOTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 9-209 OF THE ELECTION LAW. DATED: ________ _________________________ (SIGNATURE OF CANDIDATE) S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05012-01-9
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