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Senate Bill S8320

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to absentee voting

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2017-S8320 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4920
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8093
2013-2014: S7555, A1880
2015-2016: S3341, A2630
2019-2020: A4282

2017-S8320 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to absentee voting.

2017-S8320 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8320 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8320
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 absentee voting
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400
 of the election law, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 321 of the laws
 of 1988 and paragraph (d) as separately amended by chapters 97  and  104
 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
   (c)  All  applications  must  be  [mailed to] RECEIVED BY the board of
 elections [not] NO later than the [seventh] day before the election  for
 which  a ballot is first requested [or delivered to such board not later
 than the day before such election].
   (d) The board of elections shall mail  an  absentee  ballot  to  every
 qualified  voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such
 an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing [in a letter,
 telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from
 which the writing is sent or other written instrument, which  is  signed
 by  the  voter]  (WHICH SHALL INCLUDE A LETTER, TELEFAX OR OTHER WRITTEN
 INSTRUMENT) CONTAINING THE SIGNATURE OF THE VOTER and  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 first
 requested and which states the address where the voter is registered and
 the address to which the ballot is to be mailed;  provided,  however,  a
 military  voter  may  request  a  military  ballot or voter registration
 application or an absentee ballot application in a letter as provided in
 subdivision three of  section  10-106  of  this  chapter;  and  provided
 further, a special federal voter may request a special federal ballot or
 voter  registration  application  or an absentee ballot application in a
 letter as provided in paragraph d of subdivision one of  section  11-202
 of this chapter. The board of elections shall enclose with such ballot a
 form  of  application for absentee ballot if the applicant is registered
 with such board of elections.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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