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Assembly Bill A7009

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to mailing special ballots to victims of domestic violence

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2017-A7009 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5741
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-306, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A219, S3232

2017-A7009 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the board of elections will mail special ballots to victims of domestic violence, whose statement is received by the board of elections not earlier than the thirtieth day nor later than the seventh day before the election.

2017-A7009 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7009
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  BLAKE,  DINOWITZ,  GALEF,  JAFFEE,
   M. G. MILLER, ROSENTHAL, ZEBROWSKI, CROUCH, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by
   -- M. of A.  ABBATE, ENGLEBRIGHT, HEVESI -- read once and referred  to
   the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to mailing special ballots
   for victims of domestic violence

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 11-306 of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  163  of  the  laws  of 2010, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. A voter may deliver to the board of  elections,  IN  PERSON  OR  BY
 MAIL,  at  any  time during the period in which absentee ballot applica-
 tions may be delivered, a signed written statement swearing  or  affirm-
 ing:
   (a) that he or she is the victim of domestic violence;
   (b)  that  he  or  she  has  left his or her residence because of such
 violence; and
   (c) that because of the  threat  of  physical  or  emotional  harm  to
 himself  or  herself or to family or household members, he or she wishes
 to cast a special ballot  in  the  next  election.  The  statement  must
 include  the  voter's  address  of  registration. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 SHALL MAIL A SPECIAL BALLOT TO EVERY QUALIFIED VOTER ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH A
 BALLOT WHO REQUESTS TO CAST SUCH BALLOT  BY  MAIL,  WHOSE  STATEMENT  IS
 RECEIVED  BY  THE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS NOT EARLIER THAN THE THIRTIETH DAY
 NOR LATER THAN THE SEVENTH DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION FOR WHICH THE  BALLOT
 IS  REQUESTED  AND WHICH STATES THE ADDRESS TO WHICH THE BALLOT IS TO BE
 MAILED. The board of elections shall permit  such  a  voter  to  cast  a
 special ballot at an office of such board of elections [not earlier than
 one  week before the election and] not later than the close of the polls
 on election day, OR BY MAIL WITHIN THE SAME TIME AND IN THE SAME  MANNER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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