Assembly Bill A1261

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the state to assume the cost of purchasing ballots for general elections, special elections and primaries

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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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2017-A1261 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-136, El L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A9748

2017-A1261 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state to assume the cost of purchasing ballots for general elections, special elections and primaries.

2017-A1261 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1261
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the state to
   assume the cost of purchasing ballots for general  elections,  special
   elections and primaries
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4-136 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
 OR ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE STATE SHALL  ASSUME  THE  COST  OF
 PURCHASING  BALLOTS  FOR  ALL  GENERAL  ELECTIONS, SPECIAL ELECTIONS AND
 PRIMARIES. THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  SHALL  DEVELOP  PROCE-
 DURES  TO REIMBURSE COUNTIES THAT PURCHASE BALLOTS AND/OR TO PROVIDE THE
 BALLOTS TO BE USED BY EACH COUNTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01576-01-7



              

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