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Assembly Bill A3698

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for absentee voting for municipalities, school and fire districts on local elections

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2011-A3698 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-400, El L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A5626

2011-A3698 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for absentee voting for municipalities, school and fire districts on local elections.

2011-A3698 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3698

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MOLINARO, CROUCH, KOLB, KAVANAGH, MONTESANO,
  J. MILLER, HAWLEY, FINCH, P. LOPEZ, COLTON, CALHOUN, TOBACCO, BARCLAY,
  AMEDORE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  CASTELLI,  CONTE,  CORWIN,
  DUPREY,  GIGLIO, JORDAN, McKEVITT, REILLY, SAYWARD, TEDISCO, THIELE --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to absentee voting

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

  Section  1.  Section  8-400 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
  11. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A QUALIFIED  VOTER  IN
ANY  VILLAGE,  TOWN,  CITY,  OR  SCHOOL OR FIRE DISTRICT MAY VOTE IN ANY
SPECIAL ELECTION, DISTRICT ELECTION  OR  LOCAL  REFERENDUM  BY  ABSENTEE
BALLOT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing 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.
                                                           LBD08277-01-1

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