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Assembly Bill A5153

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes early voting in general elections

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2011-A5153 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 8 Title 6 ยง8-600, El L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A4672

2011-A5153 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes early voting in general elections; locations and dates and times to be designated by the local county board of elections; procedures set out for early voting.

2011-A5153 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5153

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KAVANAGH, PHEFFER, P. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. LINARES -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
  Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to early voting

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

  Section 1. Article 8 of the election law is amended by  adding  a  new
title 6 to read as follows:
                                TITLE VI
                              EARLY VOTING
SECTION 8-600. EARLY VOTING.
  S  8-600. EARLY VOTING. 1. A QUALIFIED VOTER MAY VOTE EARLY UNDER THIS
CHAPTER ON THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY GENERAL ELECTION.
  2.  A QUALIFIED VOTER MAY VOTE AT LOCATIONS AND ON DATES AND TIMES  AS
DESIGNATED  BY THE LOCAL COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN THE PRESENCE OF AN
ELECTION OFFICIAL.
  3. THE EARLY VOTER SHALL MARK AN EARLY BALLOT AS  PROVIDED  FOR  PAPER
BALLOTS OR BALLOTS PREPARED FOR COUNTING BY BALLOT COUNTING MACHINES. HE
OR  SHE SHALL MAKE NO MARK OR WRITING WHATSOEVER UPON THE BALLOT, EXCEPT
AS ABOVE PRESCRIBED, AND SHALL SEE THAT IT BEARS NO SUCH MARK  OR  WRIT-
ING.  HE  OR SHE SHALL MAKE NO MARK OR WRITING WHATSOEVER ON THE OUTSIDE
OF THE BALLOT. AFTER MARKING THE BALLOT OR BALLOTS HE OR SHE SHALL  FOLD
EACH  SUCH  BALLOT  AND  ENCLOSE  THEM  IN  AN ENVELOPE, PROVIDED BY THE
ELECTION OFFICIAL, AND SEAL THE ENVELOPE. HE OR SHE SHALL THEN TAKE  AND
SUBSCRIBE THE OATH ON THE ENVELOPE, WITH BLANKS PROPERLY FILLED IN.  THE
ENVELOPE,  CONTAINING  THE BALLOT OR BALLOTS, SHALL THEN BE DEPOSITED IN
THE BALLOT BOX IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ELECTION OFFICIAL.
  4. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL CAUSE ALL EARLY  BALLOTS  CAST  BEFORE
THE CLOSE OF THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY TO BE CAST AND COUNTED.
  5.  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PRESCRIBE A STANDARD PROCEDURE
FOR EARLY  VOTING UNDER THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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