Senate Bill S7538

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the voter friendly ballot act; repealer

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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-S7538 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §7-108, amd El L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S2300

2017-S7538 - Summary

Enacts the voter friendly ballot act; relates to the form of the ballot for elections; removes additional provisions for primary elections for New York city.

2017-S7538 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7538 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7538
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAVANAGH,  ADDABBO,  ALCANTARA, AVELLA, KAMINSKY,
   PARKER, PERALTA, RIVERA -- 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 enacting the voter
   friendly ballot act; and to repeal section 7-108 of such law  relating
   to the form of ballots

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title.  This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
 the "voter friendly ballot act".
   §  2.  Paragraph  a  of subdivision 3 of section 7-102 of the election
 law, as added by chapter 371 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   a.  In  the event that a candidate in a primary election believes that
 the name of another candidate for the same office or  position  at  such
 election is sufficiently similar to his OR HERS so as to cause confusion
 among the voters, such candidate may, not later than five days after the
 last day to file the certificates or petitions of designation, file with
 the  board  of  elections  with  which such certificates or petitions of
 designation are filed, a request that such board determine that  such  a
 sufficient similarity exists.
   §  3.  Section 7-104 of the election law, as amended by chapter 165 of
 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   § 7-104. Ballots; form of[, voting machine]. 1. All ballots  shall  be
 printed  and/or  displayed  in a format and arrangement, of such uniform
 size and style as will fit the ballot [frame], and shall be in as  plain
 and  clear  a type or display as the space will reasonably permit, USING
 ONLY SANS SERIF PRINT FONTS. Such type or display on  the  ballot  shall
 satisfy all requirements and standards set forth pursuant to the federal
 Help America Vote Act.
   2.  The names of parties or independent bodies which contain more than
 fifteen letters may, whenever limitations of space so require, be print-
 ed on the ballot in an abbreviated form. In printing the names of candi-
 dates whose full names contain  more  than  fifteen  letters,  only  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S7538A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §7-108, amd El L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S2300

2017-S7538A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the voter friendly ballot act; relates to the form of the ballot for elections; removes additional provisions for primary elections for New York city.

2017-S7538A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7538A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7538--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAVANAGH,  ADDABBO,  ALCANTARA, AVELLA, HAMILTON,
   HOYLMAN, KAMINSKY, PARKER, PERALTA, RIVERA -- read twice  and  ordered
   printed,  and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee on
   Elections -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election law, in relation to enacting the voter
   friendly ballot act; and to repeal section 7-108 of such law  relating
   to the form of ballots
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "voter friendly ballot act".
   §  2.  Paragraph  a  of subdivision 3 of section 7-102 of the election
 law, as added by chapter 371 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   a.  In  the event that a candidate in a primary election believes that
 the name of another candidate for the same office or  position  at  such
 election is sufficiently similar to his OR HERS so as to cause confusion
 among the voters, such candidate may, not later than five days after the
 last day to file the certificates or petitions of designation, file with
 the  board  of  elections  with  which such certificates or petitions of
 designation are filed, a request that such board determine that  such  a
 sufficient similarity exists.
   §  3.  Section 7-104 of the election law, as amended by chapter 165 of
 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   § 7-104. Ballots; form of[, voting machine]. 1. All ballots  shall  be
 printed  and/or  displayed  in a format and arrangement, of such uniform
 size and style as will fit the ballot [frame], and shall be in as  plain
 and  clear  a type or display as the space will reasonably permit, USING
 ONLY SANS SERIF PRINT FONTS. Such type or display on  the  ballot  shall
 satisfy all requirements and standards set forth pursuant to the federal
 Help America Vote Act.
   2.  The names of parties or independent bodies which contain more than
 fifteen letters may, whenever limitations of space so require, be print-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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