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                                   5989
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 21, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing  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. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS; POWERS AND DUTIES OF.
         8-604. REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT.
   §  8-600.  EARLY  VOTING  PROCEDURES. 1. FOR FOURTEEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS
 STARTING NO EARLIER THAN TWENTY DAYS PRIOR AND ENDING NO LATER THAN  THE
 THURSDAY  PRECEDING  THE  DATE  OF  EVERY  PRIMARY,  GENERAL AND SPECIAL
 ELECTION, A PERSON MAY 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.
   2.  EACH  COUNTY  BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ESTABLISH PERMANENT POLLING
 PLACES FOR EARLY VOTING AND SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO POLLING PLACES IN
 EACH OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS AND SUCH THAT NO  VOTER
 SHALL  HAVE TO TRAVEL MORE THAN FORTY MILES TO REACH SUCH POLLING PLACE.
 EARLY VOTING SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE EACH DAY DURING SUCH PERIOD.
   3. EACH POLLING PLACE SHALL BE OPEN TO THE  PUBLIC  FOR  EARLY  VOTING
 FROM  7  A.M.  UNTIL  8 P.M. ON ANY BUSINESS DAY AND FROM 7 A.M. UNTIL 8
 P.M. ON ANY SATURDAY, SUNDAY OR HOLIDAY DURING SUCH EARLY VOTING PERIOD.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09550-05-7

              

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   § 8-602. 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.
   §  8-604.  REGISTRATION  AND  ENROLLMENT. 1. NOT WITHSTANDING ANY LAW,
 RULE, OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, AN ELIGIBLE VOTER MAY  REGISTER  OR
 CHANGE  HIS  OR HER PARTY ENROLLMENT AT ANY POLLING PLACE LOCATED IN THE
 ASSEMBLY DISTRICT IN WHICH THE ELIGIBLE VOTER SEEKS TO VOTE AT ANY  TIME
 DURING THE OPERATING HOURS OF SUCH EARLY POLLING PLACE NO LATER THAN THE
 TENTH DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION.
   2.  ANY VOTER REGISTERED OR ENROLLED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 PERMITTED TO VOTE IMMEDIATELY.
   § 2. Section 4-117 of the election law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  THE  NOTICE  REQUIRED  BY  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL
 INCLUDE THE DATES, HOURS AND LOCATIONS OF EARLY VOTING FOR  THE  GENERAL
 AND PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
   §  3. Subdivision 1 of section 8-102 of the election law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:
   (K) VOTING AT EACH POLLING PLACE FOR EARLY VOTING SHALL  BE  CONDUCTED
 IN  A  MANNER  CONSISTENT  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, WITH THE
 EXCEPTION OF THE TABULATION AND PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION RESULTS.
   § 4. Section 8-104 of the election law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  THIS  SECTION SHALL APPLY ON ALL EARLY VOTING DAYS AS PROVIDED FOR
 IN SECTION 8-600 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 5. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 8-508 of  the  election
 law,  as  amended by chapter 200 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (b) The second section of such report shall be reserved for the  board
 of  inspectors to enter the name, address and registration serial number
 of each person who is challenged on the day of election OR  ANY  DAY  IN
 WHICH  THERE  IS EARLY VOTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-600 OF THIS ARTICLE,
 together with the reason for the challenge.   If  no  voters  are  chal-
 lenged,  the  board  of inspectors shall enter the words "No Challenges"
 across the space reserved for such names. In lieu of  preparing  section
 two of the challenge report, the board of elections may provide, next to
 the  name  of  each voter on the computer generated registration list, a
 place for the inspectors of election to record the information  required
 to be entered in such section two, or provide at the end of such comput-
 er  generated  registration list, a place for the inspectors of election
 to enter such information.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.