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Assembly Bill A5873

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that a postpaid business reply return envelope be provided with each absentee ballot which is mailed to an applicant for an absentee vote

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2011-A5873 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3342
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-402, El L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7389, S931

2011-A5873 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a postpaid business reply envelope for the return to the board of elections of a voted absentee ballot be provided with each absentee ballot which is mailed to an applicant for an absentee ballot.

2011-A5873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5873

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, GALEF, REILLY, P. RIVERA, STEVENSON --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, MAGEE,  WEISENBERG  --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing that a post-
  paid business reply envelope for the return to the board of  elections
  of a voted absentee ballot be provided with each absentee ballot which
  is mailed to an applicant for such ballot

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

  Section 1. Section 8-402 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8.  THE  BOARD  SHALL  ENCLOSE  WITH EACH ABSENTEE BALLOT MAILED TO AN
APPLICANT A POSTPAID BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPE FOR THE RETURN TO IT OF THE
VOTED ABSENTEE BALLOT OF SUCH APPLICANT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07050-01-1

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