| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 01, 2012 |
print number 1325a |
| Feb 01, 2012 |
amend and recommit to elections |
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to elections |
| Jan 06, 2011 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S1325A
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2011-S1325 - Details
2011-S1325 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1325
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the election law, in relation to counting of affidavit ballots
PURPOSE:
To provide for the casting and counting of ballots of voters, otherwise
eligible, when the voter appears at the wrong Election District but
within the proper county
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Amends Section 9-209 sub 2(a) by adding a new subparagraph 3 to require
The Board of Elections to cast and count such ballots.
EXISTING LAW:
In Panio & c. V. Sunderland et al., _NY3d,_, the Court of Appeals held
that, under existing law, such ballots should not be counted
JUSTIFICATION:
Inspectors are required to offer an affidavit ballot when the voter
2011-S1325 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1325
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 6, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sens. DILAN, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, PARKER -- 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 counting of affidavit
ballots
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of
section 9-209 of the election law, as amended by chapter 104 of the laws
of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
(iii) If the board of elections determines that a person was entitled
to vote at such election, the board shall cast and canvass such ballot
if such board finds that the voter appeared at [the correct] A polling
place IN THE CORRECT COUNTY, regardless of the fact that the voter may
have appeared in the incorrect election district.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02923-01-1
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2011-S1325A (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S1325A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1325A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the election law, in relation to counting of affidavit ballots
PURPOSE:
To provide for the casting and counting of ballots of voters,
otherwise eligible, when the voter appears at the wrong Election
District but.
within the proper county
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Amends Section 9-209 sub 2(a) by adding a new subparagraph 3 to
require The Board of Elections to cast and count such ballots.
EXISTING LAW:
In Panio & C. V. Sunderland et al., _NY3d,_, the Court of Appeals held
that, under existing law, such ballots should not be counted
JUSTIFICATION:
Inspectors are required to offer an affidavit ballot when the voter
appears at the proper Election District but the name cannot be found
in the poll record. If the inspectors offer an affidavit ballot to a
voter who appears at the wrong Election District, this is an error of
the Board of Elections employee. The voter reasonably assumes that
2011-S1325A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1325--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 6, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sens. DILAN, AVELLA, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, PARKER,
STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Elections -- recommitted to the Commit-
tee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to counting of affidavit
ballots
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of
section 9-209 of the election law, as amended by chapter 308 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(iii) If the board of elections determines that a person was entitled
to vote at such election, the board shall cast and canvass such ballot
if such board finds that the voter appeared at [the correct] A polling
place IN THE CORRECT COUNTY, regardless of the fact that the voter may
have appeared in the incorrect election district.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02923-02-2
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