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Assembly Bill A8665A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that primary elections shall be conducted between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.

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2017-A8665 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7264
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-100, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A4068

2017-A8665 - Summary

Provides that primary elections shall be conducted between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.

2017-A8665 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8665
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to extending polling hours
   for primary elections
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 8-100 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 335 of the laws  of  2000,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2. Polls shall be open for voting during the following hours: a prima-
 ry election from [twelve o'clock noon until nine o'clock in the evening,
 except  in  the  city  of  New York and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk,
 Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie,  and  in  such  city  or
 county  from] six o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock in the even-
 ing; the general election from six o'clock in  the  morning  until  nine
 o'clock in the evening; a special election called by the governor pursu-
 ant  to  the  public  officers law, and, except as otherwise provided by
 law, every other election, from six o'clock in the  morning  until  nine
 o'clock in the evening.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2019.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13424-01-7

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2017-A8665A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7264
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-100, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A4068

2017-A8665A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that primary elections shall be conducted between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.

2017-A8665A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8665--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Election  Law  in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to establishing uniform
   hours during which the polls are open during primary elections
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 8-100 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 367 of the laws  of  2017,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2. Polls shall be open for voting during the following hours: a prima-
 ry election from [twelve o'clock noon until nine o'clock in the evening,
 except  in  the  city  of  New York and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk,
 Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess and Erie,  and  in  such
 city  or  county  from] six o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock in
 the evening; the general election from six o'clock in the morning  until
 nine  o'clock  in the evening; a special election called by the governor
 pursuant to the public officers law, and, except as  otherwise  provided
 by law, every other election, from six o'clock in the morning until nine
 o'clock in the evening.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13424-02-8

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