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Assembly Bill A4977

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that the ballots of deceased military personnel shall be counted toward the election for which they were cast

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2013-A4977 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 11 §234, Mil L; add §8-413, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8077
2011-2012: A1450

2013-A4977 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the ballots of deceased military personnel shall be counted toward the election for which they were cast.

2013-A4977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4977

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, McDONOUGH, MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the military law and the election law,  in  relation  to
  the counting of ballots of deceased military personnel

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

  Section 1. Article 11 of the military law is amended by adding  a  new
section 234 to read as follows:
  S  234. COUNTING OF BALLOTS OF DECEASED MILITARY PERSONNEL. ANY MEMBER
OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD, ARMY RESERVE,  NAVAL
RESERVE,  MARINE  RESERVE,  AIR  FORCE RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD,  NEW  YORK  GUARD,  OR
NAVAL  MILITIA, WHO CASTS AN ABSENTEE OR MILITARY BALLOT WHILE ON ACTIVE
DUTY, SHALL HAVE SUCH BALLOT BE COUNTED  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  DEATH  OF
SUCH  SERVICE  MEMBER, RESULTING FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED WHILE HE OR SHE
WAS PRESENT IN A COMBAT THEATER OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS, BEFORE THE
DATE OF THE SCHEDULED ELECTION FOR WHICH IT WAS CAST.
  S 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-413 to read
as follows:
  S 8-413. COUNTING OF  BALLOTS  OF  DECEASED  MILITARY  PERSONNEL.  ANY
MEMBER OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD, ARMY RESERVE,
NAVAL  RESERVE,  MARINE  RESERVE, AIR FORCE RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD, NEW
YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW  YORK  GUARD,
OR  NAVAL  MILITIA,  WHO  CASTS  AN ABSENTEE OR MILITARY BALLOT WHILE ON
ACTIVE DUTY, SHALL HAVE SUCH BALLOT BE COUNTED NOTWITHSTANDING THE DEATH
OF SUCH SERVICE MEMBER, RESULTING FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED  WHILE  HE  OR
SHE WAS PRESENT IN A COMBAT THEATER OR COMBAT ZONE OF OPERATIONS, BEFORE
THE DATE OF THE SCHEDULED ELECTION FOR WHICH IT WAS CAST.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07146-02-3

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