Assembly Bill A3685

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the requirements in absentee ballot applications for village elections to conform to state board of election absentee ballot requirements

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A3685 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1557
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-120, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4232, S3251
2013-2014: A5065, S3553

2011-A3685 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the requirements in absentee ballot applications for village elections to conform to state board of election absentee ballot requirements.

2011-A3685 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3685

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GALEF, MOLINARO, PAULIN, REILLY -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.   BOYLAND,  CALHOUN,  CLARK,  CROUCH,  MAYERSOHN,
  SPANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election law, in relation to absentee voting at
  village elections

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

  Section 1. Section 15-120 of the election law, paragraph (b) of subdi-
vision  1  and  subdivision  8  as amended by chapter 373 of the laws of
1978, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter  279  of  the  laws  of  1983,
subdivision  3  as  amended by chapter 333 of the laws of 1983, subdivi-
sions 4 and 5 as amended by chapter 84 of the laws of 1986 and  subdivi-
sion 6 as amended by chapter 216 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read
as follows:
  S  15-120. Absentee voting at village elections. 1. A qualified [elec-
tor] VOTER of a village may vote as an absentee voter under this section
if during all the hours of voting on the day of  a  general  or  special
village election he OR SHE will be:
  [(a)  Unavoidably  absent  from  the  county in which his residence is
located because:
  i. he is a member of the armed forces of the United States of America;
or
  ii. he is a student matriculated at an institution of learning located
outside such county; or
  iii. he is a patient at a veterans administration hospital; or
  iv. his duties, occupation or business require him to  be  so  absent,
provided, however, such absence is not caused by the fact that his regu-
lar and daily place of business is located outside of said county.
  (b)  Absent  from the county in which his residence is located because
he is on vacation outside said county.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00374-01-1

              

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