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Assembly Bill A8090

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to acceptable delivery service for absentee ballots

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2011-A8090 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1-106, El L

2011-A8090 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to acceptable delivery service for absentee ballots.

2011-A8090 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8090

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 1, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  acceptable  delivery
  service for absentee ballots

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

  Section 1. Section 1-106 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  (A)  ANY REFERENCE IN THIS ARTICLE TO THE UNITED STATES MAIL SHALL
BE TREATED AS INCLUDING A REFERENCE TO ANY DELIVERY  SERVICE  DESIGNATED
BY  THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  TREASURY  OF  THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO
SECTION SEVENTY-FIVE HUNDRED TWO OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE  CODE  AND  ANY
REFERENCE  IN  THIS  ARTICLE  TO  A POSTMARK OR A POSTMARK BY THE UNITED
STATES MAIL SHALL BE TREATED  AS  INCLUDING  A  REFERENCE  TO  ANY  DATE
RECORDED  OR  MARKED  IN  THE  MANNER  DESCRIBED IN SECTION SEVENTY-FIVE
HUNDRED TWO OF THE  INTERNAL  REVENUE  CODE  BY  A  DESIGNATED  DELIVERY
SERVICE. IF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FINDS THAT ANY DELIVERY SERVICE
DESIGNATED  BY  SUCH SECRETARY IS INADEQUATE FOR THE NEEDS OF THE STATE,
THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY WITHDRAW SUCH DESIGNATION FOR  PURPOSES
OF  THIS  ARTICLE. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY ALSO DESIGNATE ADDI-
TIONAL DELIVERY SERVICES MEETING THE CRITERIA  OF  SECTION  SEVENTY-FIVE
HUNDRED  TWO  OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE,
OR MAY WITHDRAW ANY SUCH DESIGNATION IF THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS
FINDS  THAT A DELIVERY SERVICE SO DESIGNATED IS INADEQUATE FOR THE NEEDS
OF THE STATE. ANY REFERENCE IN THIS ARTICLE TO THE  UNITED  STATES  MAIL
SHALL BE TREATED AS INCLUDING A REFERENCE TO ANY DELIVERY SERVICE DESIG-
NATED  BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ANY REFERENCE IN THIS ARTICLE
TO A POSTMARK BY THE UNITED STATES MAIL SHALL BE TREATED AS INCLUDING  A
REFERENCE  TO  ANY  DATE  RECORDED  OR MARKED IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN
SECTION SEVENTY-FIVE HUNDRED TWO OF  THE  INTERNAL  REVENUE  CODE  BY  A
DELIVERY SERVICE DESIGNATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11859-01-1

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