Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to elections |
Jul 16, 2009 |
committed to rules |
Jun 04, 2009 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 03, 2009 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 02, 2009 |
1st report cal.560 |
May 19, 2009 |
reported and committed to codes |
Jan 22, 2009 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S1056
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2009-S1056 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A665
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §8-313, El L
2009-S1056 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1056 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to tally notification for affidavit ballot voters PURPOSE : To notify voters who have cast their ballot by affidavit when their ballot was not tallied and counted. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Requires local boards of election to notify in writing, any person who voted in a general or special election by affidavit ballot as to whether or not their vote was eventually tallied. If such votes were not tallied, such notification must provide an explanation. EXISTING LAW : At present, there is no provision in law that notifies a voter when their ballot has been counted. JUSTIFICATION : We encourage our citizens to vote, yet when they are forced to vote by affidavit or paper ballot their vote is often not counted. This can be the result being given the wrong election district within a polling site, being given the wrong ballot format of that ED, an inspector
2009-S1056 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1056 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 22, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 tally notification for affidavit ballot voters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-313 to read as follows: S 8-313. TALLY NOTIFICATION FOR VOTERS CASTING AN AFFIDAVIT BALLOT. 1. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL NOTIFY IN WRITING ANY PERSON WHO VOTED IN A GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION BY AFFIDAVIT BALLOT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEIR VOTE WAS EVENTUALLY TALLIED. IF SUCH VOTES WERE NOT TALLIED, SUCH NOTIFICATION MUST PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION. 2. NOTIFICATION MUST BE PROVIDED NO LATER THAN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAS CERTIFIED THE WINNERS FOR ALL OFFICES ON THE BALLOTS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01199-02-9
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