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                                  9528

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 19, 2018
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Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing  registered
  voters  to  vote at primary and general elections within fourteen days
  of such elections

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Article  8 of the election law is amended by adding a new
title 6 to read as follows:
                                TITLE VI
                        EARLY VOTING AT BOARD OF
                                ELECTIONS
SECTION 8-600. EARLY VOTING; GENERAL.
        8-602. EARLY VOTING PERIOD.
        8-604. EARLY VOTING PROCEDURE.
        8-606. EARLY VOTING; STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
  § 8-600. EARLY VOTING; GENERAL. A REGISTERED VOTER SHALL BE PERMITTED,
IN ANY PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION HELD PURSUANT TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
THIS  CHAPTER,  TO  VOTE  IN  SUCH  ELECTION AT THE APPROPRIATE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS DURING THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD FOR THE ELECTION.
  § 8-602. EARLY VOTING PERIOD. THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD, REQUIRED PURSU-
ANT TO SECTION 8-600 OF THIS TITLE, SHALL BE DURING THE NORMAL  BUSINESS
HOURS  OF  THE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON EACH DAY THAT IS FOURTEEN OR FEWER
DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION THE REGISTERED VOTER  IS  ENGAGED  IN  VOTING
EARLY THEREIN.
  §  8-604.  EARLY VOTING PROCEDURE. EACH BOARD OF ELECTIONS, DURING THE
EARLY VOTING PERIOD PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-602  OF  THIS  TITLE,
SHALL  PROVIDE  A  BALLOT  TO A REGISTERED VOTER FOR THE ELECTIONS TO BE
CONDUCTED IN SUCH VOTER'S ELECTION DISTRICT. UPON COMPLETION OF A BALLOT
BY A REGISTERED VOTER SUCH BALLOT SHALL BE PLACED IN A  SEALED  ENVELOPE
TO  BE  TRANSMITTED  TO  THE  NORMAL  POLLING PLACE OF SUCH VOTER, TO BE
OPENED ONLY UPON THE CLOSING OF THE POLLS ON THE  REGULAR  DATE  OF  THE
PRIMARY  OR  GENERAL  ELECTION,  AND  COUNTED AT THAT TIME. THE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS SHALL DULY NOTE EACH VOTER WHO  HAS  VOTED  DURING  THE  EARLY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13886-02-8

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VOTING  PERIOD,  AND PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION TO THE APPROPRIATE POLLING
PLACES AND PROVIDE NOTICE THAT THE VOTER HAS SUBMITTED A BALLOT  AND  IS
NOT ENTITLED TO VOTE AGAIN.
  §  8-606.  EARLY  VOTING; STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE STATE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE  ADMINISTRATION
AND CONDUCTING OF EARLY VOTING AND THE COUNTING OF THE BALLOTS THEREFROM
PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to primary
and general elections conducted on or after January 1, 2019.