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Assembly Bill A10799

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Clarifies the use of the ballot in New York city for primary elections

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2011-A10799 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง7-116, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A458
2015-2016: A1791
2017-2018: A2195
2019-2020: A2576

2011-A10799 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies the use of the ballot in New York city for primary elections.

2011-A10799 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10799

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              July 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Dinowitz) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the casting of votes in
  New York city

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 6 of section 7-116  of
the election law is amended to read as follows:
  In  the  city of New York, the ballot [on the voting machine] USED FOR
CASTING A VOTE for primary elections  shall  conform  to  the  following
additional provisions:
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16365-01-2

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