Senate Bill S3824

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to military ballots and elections for school boards of education and school budgets

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S3824 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5180
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §10-108, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4664, A6726
2017-2018: S2976, A2346
2019-2020: S5184

2013-S3824 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to military ballots and elections for school boards of education and school budgets.

2013-S3824 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3824 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 3824                                                  A. 5180

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            February 21, 2013
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

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

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  military  ballots  and
  elections for school boards of education and school budgets

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  10-108  of  the
election law, as amended by chapter 4 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a)  Ballots for military voters shall be mailed or otherwise distrib-
uted by the board of elections, in accordance with the preferred  method
of  transmission  designated  by the voter pursuant to section 10-107 of
this article, as soon as practicable but in any  event  not  later  than
thirty-two  days  before a primary or general election; twenty-five days
before a New York city  community  school  board  district  or  city  of
Buffalo  school  district election OR ANY COMMON, UNION FREE, CENTRAL OR
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION FOR  WHICH  ABSENTEE  BALLOTS  ARE
REQUIRED  TO  BE  PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN-A,
TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN-B, OR TWENTY-SIX HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THE EDUCATION
LAW; fourteen days before a village election conducted by the  board  of
elections;  and  forty-five  days before a special election. A voter who
submits a military ballot application shall be entitled  to  a  military
ballot thereafter for each subsequent election through and including the
next  two  regularly  scheduled  general elections held in even numbered
years, including any run-offs which may occur; provided,  however,  such
application  shall  not be valid for any election held within seven days
after its receipt. Ballots shall also be mailed to any  qualified  mili-
tary  voter  who  is  already  registered and who requests such military

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08380-02-3
              

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