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Assembly Bill A8093

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to absentee voting

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2011-A8093 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §7-126, amd §8-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A1880
2015-2016: A2630
2017-2018: A4920
2019-2020: A4282

2011-A8093 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to absentee voting.

2011-A8093 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8093

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 1, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to absentee voting; and to
  repeal  section  7-126  of  the  election  law  relating to the use of
  ballots

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

  Section 1. Section 7-126 of the election law is REPEALED.
  S  2.  Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the
election law, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 321  of  the  laws  of
1988  and  paragraph (d) as separately amended by chapters 97 and 104 of
the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
  (c) All applications must be [mailed to]  RECEIVED  BY  the  board  of
elections  [not] NO later than the [seventh] day before the election for
which a ballot is first requested [or delivered to such board not  later
than the day before such election].
  (d)  The  board  of  elections  shall mail an absentee ballot to every
qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests  such
an  absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a letter,
telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from
which the writing is sent or other written instrument, which  is  signed
by the voter and received by the board of elections not earlier than the
thirtieth  day  nor later than the [seventh] day before the election for
which the ballot is first requested and which states the  address  where
the  voter  is  registered  and the address to which the ballot is to be
mailed; provided, however, a  military  voter  may  request  a  military
ballot  or voter registration application or an absentee ballot applica-
tion in a letter as provided in subdivision three of section  10-106  of
this  chapter; and provided further, a special federal voter may request
a special federal ballot or voter registration application or an  absen-
tee  ballot application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of subdi-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11888-01-1

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