Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 21, 2012 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Apr 05, 2012 |
advanced to third reading cal.432 |
Mar 27, 2012 |
reported |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to election law |
Jun 07, 2011 |
reported referred to rules |
Jun 01, 2011 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A8093
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEPRIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-A8093 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §7-126, amd §8-400, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
A1880
2015-2016: A2630
2017-2018: A4920
2019-2020: A4282
2011-A8093 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8093 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 1, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to absentee voting; and to repeal section 7-126 of the election law relating to the use of ballots THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 7-126 of the election law is REPEALED. S 2. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the election law, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 321 of the laws of 1988 and paragraph (d) as separately amended by chapters 97 and 104 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows: (c) All applications must be [mailed to] RECEIVED BY the board of elections [not] NO later than the [seventh] day before the election for which a ballot is first requested [or delivered to such board not later than the day before such election]. (d) The board of elections shall mail an absentee ballot to every qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a letter, telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from which the writing is sent or other written instrument, which is signed by the voter and received by the board of elections not earlier than the thirtieth day nor later than the [seventh] day before the election for which the ballot is first requested and which states the address where the voter is registered and the address to which the ballot is to be mailed; provided, however, a military voter may request a military ballot or voter registration application or an absentee ballot applica- tion in a letter as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of this chapter; and provided further, a special federal voter may request a special federal ballot or voter registration application or an absen- tee ballot application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of subdi- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11888-01-1
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