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Senate Bill S470

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the form of election ballots

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2009-S470 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A503
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง7-108, El L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A5874

2009-S470 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that instructions for voting for multiple candidates for the same office or position shall be in bold faced, ten point type and underlined for the number after the words "vote for any".

2009-S470 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S470 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   470

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  BRESLIN,  ADAMS, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUGER,
  MONTGOMERY,  ONORATO,  OPPENHEIMER,  PARKER,  SAMPSON,   SCHNEIDERMAN,
  SMITH, STAVISKY -- 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 the form of election
  ballots

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  7-108 of the election law is
amended to read as follows:
  3. In every instance where multiple casting of votes is permitted  for
two  or more candidates for the same office or position, the instruction
on the ballot or machine shall read "Vote for any.........", (the  blank
space  to  be  filled with the number of persons to be nominated for the
office or elected to the position).  SUCH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE BALLOT  OR
MACHINE  OR ON ANY DISPLAY OR DOCUMENT CONTAINING SUCH INSTRUCTION SHALL
BE IN BOLD-FACED, TEN POINT TYPE AND UNDERLINED FOR THE NUMBER AFTER THE
WORDS "VOTE FOR ANY" NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE
TO THE CONTRARY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01194-01-9

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