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                                  6334

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LUPINACCI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing  early
  voting at primary and general elections

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

  Section 1. Article 8 of the election law is amended by  adding  a  new
title 6 to read as follows:
                                TITLE VI
                              EARLY VOTING
SECTION 8-600. EARLY VOTING PROCEDURES.
        8-602. APPLICATION FOR EARLY VOTING.
        8-604. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS; POWERS AND DUTIES OF.
  S  8-600.  EARLY VOTING PROCEDURES. 1. NO EARLIER THAN FOUR DAYS PRIOR
TO THE DATE OF EVERY PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION, A  PERSON  MAY,  UPON
COMPLETION  OF  A  FORMAL  WRITTEN APPLICATION, VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE FOR
PUBLIC OFFICE IN A PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION, AND  SUCH  EARLY  VOTING
PRACTICE  MAY TAKE PLACE AT SUCH PERSON'S DESIGNATED POLLING PLACE OR AS
DESIGNATED BY AND THROUGH A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS UNDER  THE  POWERS
GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION ON OR BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SECTION. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE POLL-
ING  PLACE  FOR  EARLY  VOTING  WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH BOARD OF
ELECTIONS. EARLY VOTING SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE  EACH  DAY  DURING  SUCH
PERIOD UNTIL THE PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION.
  2.  EACH  POLLING  PLACE  SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR EARLY VOTING
FROM THE SATURDAY PRIOR TO THE PRIMARY OR GENERAL  ELECTION  UNTIL  SUCH
ELECTION  DAY.  EACH POLLING PLACE SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR EARLY
VOTING FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL 5 P.M. ON ANY BUSINESS  DAY  AND  FROM  9  A.M.
UNTIL  2  P.M.  ON  ANY  SATURDAY,  SUNDAY, OR HOLIDAY DURING SUCH EARLY
VOTING PERIOD; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE  COUNTY  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS
MAY,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS SECTION, ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09975-01-5
              

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POLLING PLACES THAT ARE NOT OPEN FOR THE ENTIRETY OF  THE  EARLY  VOTING
PERIOD  AND SUCH TEMPORARY POLLING PLACES SHALL BE OPEN FOR EARLY VOTING
DURING SUCH HOURS AND DAYS AS  SHALL  BE  DESIGNATED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF
ELECTIONS.
  3.  A REGISTERED VOTER MAY PARTICIPATE IN EARLY VOTING UPON COMPLETION
AND FILING OF AN APPLICATION THEREFOR WITH THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  HOLD-
ING HIS OR HER VOTER REGISTRATION.
  4.  EACH  COUNTY  BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE DATE,
TIME, LOCATIONS AND MANNER OF SUCH EARLY VOTING  PRACTICE  FOR  GENERAL,
PRIMARY  AND  SPECIAL  ELECTIONS  IN  A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION
THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST DAY OF SUCH EARLY VOTING.
  5. THE EARLY VOTING SHALL BE MONITORED AND ADMINISTERED  BY  TWO  DULY
DESIGNATED PERSONS, ONE FROM EACH MAJOR POLITICAL PARTY, AND SUCH VOTING
SHALL  FOLLOW AND CONFORM TO ALL OTHER PROCEDURES, MEASURES AND REQUIRE-
MENTS OF CASTING A VOTE IN A PRIMARY OR  GENERAL  ELECTION  PURSUANT  TO
THIS  CHAPTER.  ALL  VOTES  CAST DURING THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD SHALL BE
COUNTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS VOTES CAST ON THE DAY OF  THE  PRIMARY  OR
GENERAL   ELECTION  TO  WHICH  SUCH  EARLY  VOTING  PERIOD  RELATES,  AS
PRESCRIBED BY ARTICLE NINE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 8-602. APPLICATION FOR EARLY VOTING. 1. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL
FURNISH ONE APPLICATION FOR EARLY VOTING TO  ANY  VOTER  WHO  PERSONALLY
APPEARS  AND  WISHES  TO  EXERCISE  THIS  RIGHT. UPON COMPLETION OF SUCH
APPLICATION, TWO DULY DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES OF THE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS,
ONE  FROM  EACH  MAJOR  POLITICAL  PARTY  REPRESENTED, SHALL COMPARE THE
INFORMATION OF THE VOTER WITH THE SIGNATURE  ON  THE  VOTER'S  PERMANENT
REGISTRATION RECORD, OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF IDENTIFICATION IF COMPUTERIZED
DUPLICATE REGISTRATION RECORDS ARE USED, AND SHALL ENDORSE ON THE APPLI-
CATION THAT SUCH REVIEW HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE RESULTS OR TABULATION OF
VOTES  CAST  DURING  AN EARLY VOTING PERIOD SHALL NOT BE MADE BEFORE THE
CLOSE OF ALL POLLING PLACES ON  THE  DATE  OF  THE  PRIMARY  OR  GENERAL
ELECTION.  BALLOTS USED IN EARLY VOTING SHALL BE, AS NEARLY AS PRACTICA-
BLE, THE SAME FORM AS THOSE USED ON THE DATE OF THE ELECTION.
  2. THE APPLICATION FOR EARLY VOTING  SHALL  REQUIRE  AND  INCLUDE  THE
FOLLOWING IDENTIFYING INFORMATION:
  (A) THE DATE OF THE PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION,
  (B) NAME OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS,
  (C) THE NAME OF THE VOTER,
  (D) RESIDENCE OF VOTER,
  (E) NUMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, IF ANY,
  (F) NAME OF CITY OR TOWN, NUMBER OF WARD, IF ANY, AND
  (G) ELECTION DISTRICT AND PARTY ENROLLMENT. THERE SHALL BE A PLACE FOR
TWO  SIGNATURES  OF  PERSONS  DESIGNATED TO INSPECT, ONE FROM EACH MAJOR
POLITICAL PARTY, THAT SUCH PERSONS HAVE CHECKED AND MARKED  THE  VOTER'S
REGISTRATION  AND  POLL  RECORD. ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF SUCH APPLICATION
SHALL BE PRINTED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
  I DO DECLARE THAT I AM A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT I AM  DULY
REGISTERED  IN  THE  ELECTION DISTRICT SHOWN ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS
APPLICATION AND I AM QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN SUCH DISTRICT; THAT I  DO  NOT
INTEND  TO  VOTE  ELSEWHERE,  THAT I HAVE NOT COMMITTED ANY ACT NOR AM I
UNDER ANY IMPEDIMENT WHICH DENIES ME THE RIGHT TO VOTE. I HEREBY DECLARE
THAT THE FOREGOING IS A TRUE STATEMENT TO THE BEST OF MY  KNOWLEDGE  AND
BELIEF,  AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I MAKE ANY MATERIAL FALSE STATEMENT IN
THE FOREGOING STATEMENT, I SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.
(Date)____________________
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(Signature and address of voter)_________________

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(Witness)_________________
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  S  8-604.  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS; POWERS AND DUTIES OF. ANY RULE OR
REGULATION NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
TITLE SHALL BE PROMULGATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.