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Senate Bill S3366

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to absentee voting in nursing homes and senior citizen residences

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2013-S3366 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6775
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-407, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8033
2011-2012: S2347
2015-2016: S7721, A3119
2017-2018: S2151, A5464
2019-2020: S2794, A3948
2021-2022: S5860
2023-2024: S3025
2025-2026: S4229

2013-S3366 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to absentee voting in nursing homes and senior citizen residences; board of inspectors shall deliver and help complete applications for absentee ballots to residents of such facilities.

2013-S3366 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3366 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3366

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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  absentee  voting  in
  nursing homes and senior citizen residences

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 8-407  of  the  election  law,  as
added  by chapter 296 of the laws of 1988, is amended and a new subdivi-
sion 10-a is added to read as follows:
  5. The board of elections shall deliver to each  board  of  inspectors
all the absentee ballots in the custody of such board of elections which
are addressed to residents of the facilities which such board of inspec-
tors  is  assigned  to attend, together with AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLY OF THE
APPROPRIATE ABSENTEE BALLOT, ABSENTEE BALLOT ENVELOPES, APPLICATIONS FOR
ABSENTEE BALLOTS, one or more portable voting booths of a type  approved
by the state board of elections and such other supplies as such board of
inspectors will require to discharge its duties properly.
  10-A.  THE  BOARD  OF  INSPECTORS  SHALL DELIVER AN APPLICATION FOR AN
ABSENTEE BALLOT TO ANY RESIDENT OF SUCH FACILITY FOR WHOM  IT  DOES  NOT
HAVE  AN ABSENTEE BALLOT AND WHO REQUESTS SUCH AN APPLICATION. THE BOARD
OF INSPECTORS SHALL ASSIST ANY SUCH RESIDENT WHO REQUESTS ASSISTANCE  TO
COMPLETE  SUCH  APPLICATION. UPON RECEIVING A COMPLETED APPLICATION FROM
ANY RESIDENT, THE BOARD OF INSPECTORS SHALL FORTHWITH DELIVER AN  ABSEN-
TEE BALLOT AND BALLOT ENVELOPE TO SUCH VOTER IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY
THIS SECTION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08292-01-3

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