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Assembly Bill A9748

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the state to assume the cost of purchasing ballots for general elections, special elections and primaries

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2015-A9748 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S591
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4-136, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7622
2017-2018: A1261, S2740

2015-A9748 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state to assume the cost of purchasing ballots for general elections, special elections and primaries.

2015-A9748 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9748

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 5, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the state to
  assume the cost of purchasing ballots for general  elections,  special
  elections and primaries

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

  Section 1. Section 4-136 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
OR ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE STATE SHALL  ASSUME  THE  COST  OF
PURCHASING  BALLOTS  FOR  ALL  GENERAL  ELECTIONS, SPECIAL ELECTIONS AND
PRIMARIES. THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  SHALL  DEVELOP  PROCE-
DURES  TO REIMBURSE COUNTIES THAT PURCHASE BALLOTS AND/OR TO PROVIDE THE
BALLOTS TO BE USED BY EACH COUNTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03895-03-6

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