Assembly Actions -
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Aug 03, 2011 |
signed chap.308 |
Jul 22, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2011 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1398 substituted for s5677 |
Jun 20, 2011 |
substituted by a7602a ordered to third reading cal.1398 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 10, 2011 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S5677
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7602 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2011-S5677 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7602
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§8-412 & 9-209, El L
2011-S5677 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5677 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to the retention of absentee ballots and the canvass of military and absentee ballots PURPOSE: To make technical conforming changes in the law to match previously adopted statutory language. This bill is also designed to provide specific guidance to county boards as to the processing of absentee ballots and envelopes. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one makes §8-412 consistent with the provisions of Chapter 163 of the laws of 2010 regarding that chapter's prohibition of delivering absentee ballots to polling places for canvass. Section two amends §9-209 to provide specific guidance to county boards as to the processing of absentee ballots and envelopes. JUSTIFICATION: Chapter 163 of 2010 prohibited the long-standing statutorily. prescribed practice of delivering absentee ballots to polling places
2011-S5677 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5677 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 10, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 the retention of absen- tee ballots and the canvass of military and absentee ballots THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 8-412 of the election law, as amended by chapter 155 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: 2. Absentee ballots received by the board of elections [before the close of the polls on election day from voters whose applications were received by such board at least seven days before election day may] SHALL be [delivered to the inspectors of election in the manner prescribed by this chapter or] retained at the board of elections and cast and canvassed pursuant to the provisions of section 9-209 of this chapter [as such board shall, in its discretion, determine by resolution adopted at least thirty days before election day. All ballots received by the board of elections from voters whose applications were received by such board later than seven days before election day, all ballots received by such board between election day and the seventh day after election day, and all federal write-in ballots received from absentee voters, shall be retained at the board and shall be cast and canvassed in the same manner as other ballots retained by such board]. S 2. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision 2 of section 9-209 of the election law, as amended by chapter 104 of the laws of 2010 and subpara- graph (i) of paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 163 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows: (a) (i) Upon assembling at the time and place fixed for such meeting, each central board of inspectors shall EXAMINE, cast, and canvass the envelopes and the ballots therein contained as nearly as practicable in EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11540-03-1
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