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Senate Bill S1554

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the counting of an affidavit ballot of an eligible voter if the voter appeared at the correct polling place but in the incorrect election district

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2009-S1554 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4962
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-209, El L

2009-S1554 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the board of inspectors to cast and canvas an affidavit ballot of an eligible voter if the voter appeared at the correct polling place but in the incorrect election district.

2009-S1554 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1554 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1554

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. DILAN, ADDABBO, ADAMS, BRESLIN, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMP-
  SON, KRUEGER, ONORATO, PARKER, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SCHNEIDERMAN, SERRANO,
  STAVISKY,  VALESKY -- 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 counting  of  affidavit
  ballots

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph a of  subdivision  2  of  section  9-209  of  the
election  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new subparagraph 3 to read as
follows:
  3. IF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS DETERMINES THAT A PERSON WAS ENTITLED  TO
VOTE  AT  SUCH ELECTION, THE BOARD SHALL CAST AND CANVASS SUCH BALLOT IF
SUCH BOARD FINDS THAT THE VOTER APPEARED AT THE CORRECT  POLLING  PLACE,
REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THE VOTER MAY HAVE APPEARED IN THE INCORRECT
ELECTION DISTRICT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05005-02-9

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