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Senate Bill S2248

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for certification of vote by local board of elections for all votes

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2011-S2248 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-200, El L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S176

2011-S2248 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires county boards of elections to provide the state board of elections with votes cast for all nominations.

2011-S2248 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2248 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2248

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  certification  of  the
  vote

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 9-200  of  the  election  law,  as
amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  3. The board forthwith, upon the completion of the canvass, shall file
with  the  state  board  of  elections a certified copy of its tabulated
statement of the votes cast for each nomination or party position [in  a
district  extending  beyond  the  political  unit for which the board is
acting].
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07386-01-1

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