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Assembly Bill A5863

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the timing of mailing of absentee ballots

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2015-A5863 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-406, El L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A2108

2015-A5863 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the timing of mailing of absentee ballots.

2015-A5863 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5863

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 5, 2015
                               ___________

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

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

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

  Section 1. Section 8-406 of the election law, as  amended  by  chapter
296 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
  S  8-406.  Absentee ballots, delivery of. If the board shall find that
the applicant is a qualified voter of the election  district  containing
his  residence  as  stated  in  his  statement and that his statement is
sufficient, it shall, [as soon  as  practicable]  after  it  shall  have
determined  his  right  thereto, mail to him at an address designated by
him, or deliver to him, or to any person designated for such purpose  in
writing  by  him,  at  the office of the board, such an absentee voter's
ballot or set of ballots and an envelope [therefor] WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS
AND NO LATER THAN THE FRIDAY BEFORE  THE  ELECTION.  If  the  ballot  or
ballots  are  to be sent outside of the United States to a country other
than Canada or Mexico, such ballot or ballots shall be sent by air mail.
However, if an applicant who is eligible for an  absentee  ballot  is  a
resident  of  a facility operated or licensed by, or under the jurisdic-
tion of, the department of mental hygiene, or a resident of  a  facility
defined  as  a nursing home or residential health care facility pursuant
to subdivisions two and three of section two thousand eight hundred  one
of  the public health law, or a resident of a hospital or other facility
operated by the Veteran's Administration  of  the  United  States,  such
absentee ballot need not be so mailed or delivered to any such applicant
but,  may  be delivered to the voter in the manner prescribed by section
8-407 of this chapter if such facility is located in the county or  city
in which such voter is eligible to vote.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04525-01-5

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