Assembly Bill A5926

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Refers to delivery by mail service with respect to secretary of treasury of United States and state board of elections and designations

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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-A5926 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5519
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1-106 & 5-210, El L

2015-A5926 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that references in election law to "United States mail" and related terms shall include any delivery service designated by the secretary of the treasury of the United States unless the state board of elections finds that such delivery service is inadequate.

2015-A5926 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5926

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to filing of papers

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

  Section  1.  Section  1-106 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. (A) ANY REFERENCE IN THIS CHAPTER TO THE UNITED STATES  MAIL  SHALL
BE  TREATED  AS INCLUDING A REFERENCE TO ANY DELIVERY SERVICE DESIGNATED
BY THE SECRETARY OF THE  TREASURY  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  PURSUANT  TO
SECTION  SEVENTY-FIVE  HUNDRED  TWO OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND ANY
REFERENCE IN THIS CHAPTER TO A POSTMARK OR  A  POSTMARK  BY  THE  UNITED
STATES  MAIL  SHALL  BE  TREATED  AS  INCLUDING  A REFERENCE TO ANY DATE
RECORDED OR MARKED IN  THE  MANNER  DESCRIBED  IN  SECTION  SEVENTY-FIVE
HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THE  INTERNAL  REVENUE  CODE  BY A DESIGNATED DELIVERY
SERVICE. IF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FINDS THAT ANY DELIVERY SERVICE
DESIGNATED BY SUCH SECRETARY IS INADEQUATE FOR THE NEEDS OF  THE  STATE,
THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY WITHDRAW SUCH DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES
OF THIS ARTICLE. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY ALSO  DESIGNATE  ADDI-
TIONAL  DELIVERY  SERVICES  MEETING THE CRITERIA OF SECTION SEVENTY-FIVE
HUNDRED TWO OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  ARTICLE,
OR  MAY  WITHDRAW  ANY  SUCH DESIGNATION IF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
FINDS THAT A DELIVERY SERVICE SO DESIGNATED IS INADEQUATE FOR THE  NEEDS
OF  THE  STATE.  ANY REFERENCE IN THIS CHAPTER TO THE UNITED STATES MAIL
SHALL BE TREATED AS INCLUDING A REFERENCE TO ANY DELIVERY SERVICE DESIG-
NATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ANY REFERENCE IN THIS  CHAPTER
TO  A POSTMARK BY THE UNITED STATES MAIL SHALL BE TREATED AS INCLUDING A
REFERENCE TO ANY DATE RECORDED OR MARKED  IN  THE  MANNER  DESCRIBED  IN
SECTION  SEVENTY-FIVE  HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THE  INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BY A
DELIVERY SERVICE DESIGNATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09635-01-5

              

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