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Assembly Bill A1786

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides early voting for a candidate in a general election no sooner than twenty days and no later than five days prior to election day at county board of elections

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2017-A1786 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4213
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 8 Title 6 §§8-600 - 8-604, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1954, S1425
2011-2012: A4551, S1333
2013-2014: A3567, S424
2015-2016: A3117, S2307

2017-A1786 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides to any person early voting for a candidate for public office in a general election to take place no sooner than twenty days and no later than five days prior to election day, and for a special election to take place no sooner than eight days and no later than two days prior to election day; and such voting shall take place at such person's county board of elections.

2017-A1786 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1786
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  providing  for  early
   voting
 
   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.
   §  8-600.  EARLY  VOTING PROCEDURES. 1. NO SOONER THAN TWENTY BUSINESS
 DAYS AND NO LATER THAN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR  TO  THE  FIRST  TUESDAY
 FOLLOWING  THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER OF EACH ELECTION YEAR, AS DESIG-
 NATED ELECTION DAY, A PERSON MAY, UPON COMPLETION OF  A  FORMAL  WRITTEN
 APPLICATION,  VOTE  FOR  A  CANDIDATE  FOR  PUBLIC  OFFICE  IN A GENERAL
 ELECTION, AND SUCH EARLY  VOTING  PRACTICE  SHALL  TAKE  PLACE  AT  SUCH
 PERSON'S COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, OR AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION AS OTHER-
 WISE DESIGNATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, 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. FOR
 PURPOSES OF A PRIMARY ELECTION, SUCH EARLY VOTING SHALL  TAKE  PLACE  NO
 SOONER  THAN  TWENTY  BUSINESS DAYS AND NO LATER THAN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
 PRIOR TO SUCH ELECTION DAY.  FOR PURPOSES OF A  SPECIAL  ELECTION,  SUCH
 EARLY  VOTING SHALL TAKE PLACE NO SOONER THAN EIGHT BUSINESS DAYS AND NO
 LATER THAN TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH ELECTION DAY.
   2. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE  OF  THE  DATE,
 TIME,  AND MANNER OF SUCH EARLY VOTING PRACTICE FOR GENERAL, PRIMARY AND
 SPECIAL ELECTIONS BY A NEWSPAPER  OF  GENERAL  CIRCULATION  THIRTY  DAYS
 PRIOR  TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST DAY OF SUCH EARLY VOTING FOR GENERAL
 OR SPECIAL ELECTIONS.

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