Senate Bill S4085

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for the state board of elections to undertake a study of the feasibility for voting by mail, telephone and/or internet

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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-S4085 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Elections
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3590
2011-2012: S424
2013-2014: S3252
2015-2016: S2739
2019-2020: S4242
2021-2022: S3114

2017-S4085 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the state board of elections to undertake a study of the feasibility for voting by mail, telephone and/or the internet; authorizes a pilot program for such voting during the study; requires a report to the governor and legislature.

2017-S4085 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4085 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4085
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, BAILEY, HOYLMAN, PERKINS, SERRANO, SQUADRON
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Elections
 
 AN  ACT  providing for the state board of elections to undertake a study
   on the feasibility of permitting voting by mail, telephone and/or  the
   internet and to establish pilot projects relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state board of elections shall undertake a study on the
 feasibility of permitting voting by mail, telephone and/or the internet.
 Such study shall include but not be limited to evaluation of the ability
 of verifying votes by mail, telephone and/or the internet and the impact
 on the number of the electorate voting in primary and general elections.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of  law  to  the  contrary,  at  any
 primary  or  general  election during the undertaking of such study, the
 state board of elections may provide a pilot program  permitting  voting
 by  mail,  telephone  and/or the internet.  The state board of elections
 shall submit such study including recommendations to  the  governor  and
 state  legislature  within  twenty-four  months of the effective date of
 this act.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09729-01-7



              

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