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Assembly Bill A925

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Compels the board of elections to notify voters whenever a polling place location is to be changed or moved

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2011-A925 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4-104, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8546
2013-2014: A3833

2011-A925 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Compels the board of elections to notify voters whenever a polling place location is to be changed or moved.

2011-A925 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   925

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to compelling the board of
  elections to notify voters whenever a polling place location is to  be
  changed or moved

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section  4-104  of  the  election  law  is
amended to read as follows:
  2.  If  the board of elections, after designating a polling place, and
after sending written notice of such polling place  to  each  registered
voter,  designates  an alternative, OR CHANGES THE LOCATION OF A polling
place, it must, at least  [five  days]  THREE  MONTHS  before  the  next
election  or day for registration, send by mail a written notice to each
registered voter notifying him OR HER of the changed  location  of  such
polling  place  AND  THE BOARD SHALL NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH A
COMPREHENSIVE NOTIFICATION PROCESS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  MAIL-
ING POST CARDS OR POSTING NOTICES AT THE PREVIOUS POLLING PLACE LOCATION
AND  THROUGHOUT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHERE THE PREVIOUS POLLING PLACE WAS
ORIGINALLY LOCATED.   If such  notice  is  not  possible  the  board  of
elections  must provide for an alternative form of notice to be given to
voters AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC at the location of  the  previous  polling
place.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04719-01-1

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