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Assembly Bill A8873

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Permits the county of Westchester to implement a system whereby active registered voters in the county may elect to receive communications by email

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2011-A8873 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4-117, El L

2011-A8873 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the county of Westchester to implement a system whereby active registered voters in the county may elect to receive communications regarding check of address and information notice by electronic mail.

2011-A8873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8873

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CASTELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the check of registered
  voters and information notice by electronic transmission in the county
  of Westchester

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

  Section 1. Section 4-117 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
SECTION, THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER MAY IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM WHEREBY ACTIVE
REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE COUNTY MAY ELECT TO RECEIVE THE  COMMUNICATIONS
REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION. UPON IMPLEMENTATION
OF  SUCH  A  SYSTEM,  THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, BETWEEN
AUGUST FIRST AND AUGUST FIFTH OF EACH YEAR, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SEND TO
EACH ACTIVE REGISTERED VOTER, WHO HAS ELECTED TO RECEIVE  COMMUNICATIONS
PURSUANT  TO THIS SUBDIVISION, COMMUNICATION BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION,
WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE SAME INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE  OF
THIS SECTION; PROVIDED THAT, THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SHALL CONTAIN A
REQUEST  THAT ANY PERSON NO LONGER RESIDING AT THE ADDRESS REFERENCED IN
THE COMMUNICATION RESPOND TO THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION, NOTIFYING  THE
WESTCHESTER  COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF SUCH CHANGE IN RESIDENCE.  THE
WESTCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SEND COMMUNI-
CATION BY MAIL PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION  IF  EVERY
REGISTERED  VOTER  IN  THE HOUSEHOLD HAS NOT ELECTED TO RECEIVE COMMUNI-
CATION BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.   PURSU-
ANT  TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF
ELECTIONS MAY INCLUDE A BALLOT PROPOSAL AS  AN  ATTACHMENT  TO  SUCH  AN
ELECTRONIC  TRANSMISSION.  THE  COMMISSIONERS  OF THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY
BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FILE THE FORM REQUIRED BY SUBDI-
VISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.  ON SAID FORM, THE COMMUNICATIONS SENT  BY
ELECTRONIC  TRANSMISSION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL AGGREGATE NUMBER
OF COMMUNICATIONS SENT BY THE COUNTY AND THE COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED  BY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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