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Senate Bill S8373

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the operating hours of the board of elections

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2017-S8373 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1-106, El L

2017-S8373 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the hours that the board of elections in the city of New York will be open for persons to file certificates and/or petitions.

2017-S8373 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8373 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8373
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- 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  increasing  the  hours
   that  the  board of elections in the city of New York will be open for
   persons to file certificates and/or petitions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 1-106 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 700 of the laws  of  1977,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  All papers required to be filed pursuant to the provisions of this
 chapter shall, unless otherwise provided, be filed between the hours  of
 nine  A.M.  and  five  P.M.  If  the last day for filing shall fall on a
 Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the next business  day  shall  become
 the  last  day  for filing. All papers sent by mail in an envelope post-
 marked prior to midnight of the last day of filing shall be deemed time-
 ly filed and accepted for filing when received, except that all  certif-
 icates  and  petitions  of  designation  or  nomination, certificates of
 acceptance or declination of such designations and nominations,  certif-
 icates   of  substitution  for  such  designations  or  nominations  and
 objections and specifications of objections  to  such  certificates  and
 petitions  required  to be filed with the board of elections of the city
 of New York must be actually received by such city board of elections on
 or before the last  day  to  file  any  such  petition,  certificate  or
 objection  and  such  office  shall  be  open  for  the  receipt of such
 petitions, certificates and objections [until midnight on the last  day]
 FROM  NINE A.M. TO NINE P.M. ON EACH SUCH DAY to file any such petition,
 certificate or objection. Failure of the post office or any other person
 or entity to deliver any such petition, certificate or objection to such
 city board of elections on or before such last  day  shall  be  a  fatal
 defect.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15534-01-8

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