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Senate Bill S3647

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the hours for voting

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2015-S3647 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3662
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-100, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7185, A8606
2013-2014: S3380, A1591

2015-S3647 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the hours for voting in special elections.

2015-S3647 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3647 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3647

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- 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 hours for voting

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

  Section  1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 8-100 of
the election law is designated paragraph (a) and a new paragraph (b)  is
added to read as follows:
  (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  PARAGRAPH  (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IF A SPECIAL
ELECTION IS HELD ON THE SAME  DATE  AS  A  PRIMARY  ELECTION,  ANY  POLL
LOCATED  WITHIN  THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION SHALL
BE OPEN FROM SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING UNTIL NINE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT  FOR
ALL  VOTING, REGARDLESS IF IT IS FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION OR THE SPECIAL
ELECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07213-01-5

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