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Senate Bill S7264

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-S7264 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8665
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-100, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A4068

2017-S7264 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S7264 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7264 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7264
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- 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  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.
                                                            LBD14115-02-8

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