Assembly Bill A5031

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections

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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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2015-A5031 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S847
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2018-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4315, S3253
2011-2012: A2521, S1553
2013-2014: A5081, S3552
2017-2018: A2840, S1058
2019-2020: A1922, S2038

2015-A5031 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections.

2015-A5031 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5031

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALEF, PAULIN, ORTIZ, SCHIMMINGER, JAFFEE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.   of A.  CAHILL,  COLTON,  DINOWITZ,  DUPREY,
  FARRELL,  FINCH, GIGLIO, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, LIFTON, MAGEE, McDONOUGH,
  McKEVITT, RIVERA, ROBINSON, THIELE -- read once and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to applications for
  absentee ballots for school district elections

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

  Section  1. Paragraphs b, c, d, e, f and g of subdivision 2 of section
2018-a of the education law, paragraph b as amended by  chapter  136  of
the  laws  of  1991, paragraph c as amended by chapter 26 of the laws of
1994, paragraph d as amended by chapter 72 of the laws  of  1988,  para-
graphs e and f as added by chapter 219 of the laws of 1978 and paragraph
g  as  amended by chapter 825 of the laws of 1984, are amended and a new
paragraph h is added to read as follows:
  b. [(1) Where such duties, occupation, business,  or  studies  are  of
such a nature as ordinarily to require such absence, a brief description
of  such  duties, occupation, business, or studies shall be set forth in
such application.  (2)  Where  such  duties,  occupation,  business,  or
studies  are not of such a nature as ordinarily to require such absence,
such application shall contain a statement of the special  circumstances
on account of which such absence is required.
  c.  Where  the applicant expects in good faith to be absent on the day
of the election because he will be on vacation elsewhere  on  such  day,
such  application  shall also contain the dates upon which he expects to
begin and end such vacation, the place or places where he expects to  be
on  such  vacation, the name and address of his employer, if any, and if
self-employed or retired, a statement to that effect.
  d. Where the absence is because of detention or confinement  to  jail,
such  application  shall  state  whether  the voter is detained awaiting
action of the grand jury or is confined after conviction for an  offense
other than a felony.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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