Assembly Bill A2630B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to absentee voting

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A2630 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3341
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8093
2013-2014: A1880, S7555
2017-2018: A4920, S8320
2019-2020: A4282

2015-A2630 - Summary

Relates to absentee voting.

2015-A2630 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2630

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. FARRELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to absentee voting; and to
  repeal section 7-126 of the  election  law  relating  to  the  use  of
  ballots

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

  Section 1. Section 7-126 of the election law is REPEALED.
  S 2. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400  of  the
election  law,  paragraph  (c)  as amended by chapter 321 of the laws of
1988 and paragraph (d) as separately amended by chapters 97 and  104  of
the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
  (c)  All  applications  must  be  [mailed to] RECEIVED BY the board of
elections [not] NO later than the [seventh] day before the election  for
which  a ballot is first requested [or delivered to such board not later
than the day before such election].
  (d) The board of elections shall mail  an  absentee  ballot  to  every
qualified  voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such
an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a  letter,
telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from
which  the  writing is sent or other written instrument, which is signed
by the voter and received by the board of elections not earlier than the
thirtieth day nor later than the [seventh] day before the  election  for
which  the  ballot is first requested and which states the address where
the voter is registered and the address to which the  ballot  is  to  be
mailed;  provided,  however,  a  military  voter  may request a military
ballot or voter registration application or an absentee ballot  applica-
tion  in  a letter as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of
this chapter; and provided further, a special federal voter may  request
a  special federal ballot or voter registration application or an absen-
tee ballot application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of  subdi-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02365-01-5

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A2630A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3341
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8093
2013-2014: A1880, S7555
2017-2018: A4920, S8320
2019-2020: A4282

2015-A2630A - Summary

Relates to absentee voting.

2015-A2630A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2630--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. FARRELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election  Law
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to absentee voting

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

  Section  1.   Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400
of the election law, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 321 of the laws
of 1988 and paragraph (d) as separately amended by chapters 97  and  104
of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
  (c)  All  applications  must  be  [mailed to] RECEIVED BY the board of
elections [not] NO later than the [seventh] day before the election  for
which  a ballot is first requested [or delivered to such board not later
than the day before such election].
  (d) The board of elections shall mail  an  absentee  ballot  to  every
qualified  voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such
an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a  letter,
telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from
which  the  writing is sent or other written instrument, which is signed
by the voter and received by the board of elections not earlier than the
thirtieth day nor later than the [seventh] day before the  election  for
which  the  ballot is first requested and which states the address where
the voter is registered and the address to which the  ballot  is  to  be
mailed;  provided,  however,  a  military  voter  may request a military
ballot or voter registration application or an absentee ballot  applica-
tion  in  a letter as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of
this chapter; and provided further, a special federal voter may  request
a  special federal ballot or voter registration application or an absen-
tee ballot application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of  subdi-
vision  one  of  section  11-202 of this chapter. The board of elections

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02365-02-5

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A2630B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3341
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8093
2013-2014: A1880, S7555
2017-2018: A4920, S8320
2019-2020: A4282

2015-A2630B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to absentee voting.

2015-A2630B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2630--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. FARRELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election  Law
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
  Election  Law  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to absentee voting

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

  Section  1.   Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400
of the election law, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 321 of the laws
of 1988 and paragraph (d) as separately amended by chapters 97  and  104
of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
  (c)  All  applications  must  be  [mailed to] RECEIVED BY the board of
elections [not] NO later than the [seventh] day before the election  for
which  a ballot is first requested [or delivered to such board not later
than the day before such election].
  (d) The board of elections shall mail  an  absentee  ballot  to  every
qualified  voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such
an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing [in a letter,
telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from
which the writing is sent or other written instrument, which  is  signed
by  the  voter]  (WHICH SHALL INCLUDE A LETTER, TELEFAX OR OTHER WRITTEN
INSTRUMENT) CONTAINING THE SIGNATURE OF THE VOTER and  received  by  the
board of elections not earlier than the thirtieth day nor later than the
[seventh]  day  before  the  election  for  which  the  ballot  is first
requested and which states the address where the voter is registered and
the address to which the ballot is to be mailed;  provided,  however,  a
military  voter  may  request  a  military  ballot or voter registration
application or an absentee ballot application in a letter as provided in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02365-04-6

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