Senate Bill S4202

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the state board of elections to establish procedures to assure the timely processing and counting of affidavit ballots

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

  • 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-S4202 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-318, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1433
2011-2012: S1318
2013-2014: S411
2015-2016: S2287

2017-S4202 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state board of elections to establish procedures to assure the timely processing and counting of affidavit ballots.

2017-S4202 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4202 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4202
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DILAN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to affidavit ballots
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-318
 to read as follows:
   § 8-318. AFFIDAVIT BALLOTS. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL  ESTAB-
 LISH  REASONABLE PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THE TIMELY PROCESSING AND COUNTING
 OF AFFIDAVIT BALLOTS, INCLUDING:
   1. STANDARDS FOR TIMELY PROCESSING AND COUNTING TO ASSURE THAT,  AFTER
 THE  CONCLUSION  OF THE AFFIDAVIT VOTE COUNT, PARTIES AND CANDIDATES MAY
 HAVE FULL, TIMELY, AND EFFECTIVE RECOURSE TO  THE  RECOUNT  AND  CONTEST
 PROCEDURES; AND
   2.  STANDARDS FOR THE INFORMED PARTICIPATION OF CANDIDATES AND PARTIES
 SUCH AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH REASONABLE PROCEDURES TO PROTECT THE SECURI-
 TY, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND INTEGRITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED  IN
 THE COURSE OF THE PROCESSING AND COUNTING OF AFFIDAVIT BALLOTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09223-01-7

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