Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 08, 2019 |
signed chap.150 |
Aug 05, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
May 14, 2019 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.615 substituted for s3232a referred to elections delivered to senate passed assembly |
Mar 13, 2019 |
amended on third reading 219a |
Feb 28, 2019 |
advanced to third reading cal.67 |
Feb 27, 2019 |
reported |
Jan 09, 2019 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A219A
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Michael Blake
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Sandy Galef
Ellen C. Jaffee
multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Steven Englebright
Andrew Hevesi
2019-A219 - Details
2019-A219 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 219 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, BLAKE, DINOWITZ, GALEF, JAFFEE, M. G. MILLER, L. ROSENTHAL, ZEBROWSKI, CROUCH, RAIA, OTIS -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ENGLEBRIGHT, HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to mailing special ballots for victims of domestic violence THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 11-306 of the election law, as amended by chapter 163 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 1. A voter may deliver to the board of elections, IN PERSON OR BY MAIL, at any time during the period in which absentee ballot applica- tions may be delivered, a signed written statement swearing or affirm- ing: (a) that he or she is the victim of domestic violence; (b) that he or she has left his or her residence because of such violence; and (c) that because of the threat of physical or emotional harm to himself or herself or to family or household members, he or she wishes to cast a special ballot in the next election. The statement must include the voter's address of registration. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAIL A SPECIAL BALLOT TO EVERY QUALIFIED VOTER ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH A BALLOT WHO REQUESTS TO CAST SUCH BALLOT BY MAIL, WHOSE STATEMENT IS 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 REQUESTED AND WHICH STATES THE ADDRESS TO WHICH THE BALLOT IS TO BE MAILED. The board of elections shall permit such a voter to cast a special ballot at an office of such board of elections [not earlier than one week before the election and] not later than the close of the polls EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
co-Sponsors
Michael Blake
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Sandy Galef
Ellen C. Jaffee
multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Steven Englebright
Andrew Hevesi
2019-A219A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A219A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 219--A Cal. No. 67 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, BLAKE, DINOWITZ, GALEF, JAFFEE, M. G. MILLER, L. ROSENTHAL, ZEBROWSKI, CROUCH, RAIA, OTIS, SCHMITT, JACOBSON, D'URSO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ENGLE- BRIGHT, HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third read- ing AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to mailing special ballots for victims of domestic violence THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 11-306 of the election law, as amended by chapter 163 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 1. A voter may deliver to the board of elections, IN PERSON OR BY MAIL, at any time during the period in which absentee ballot applica- tions may be delivered, a signed written statement swearing or affirm- ing: (a) that he or she is the victim of domestic violence; (b) that he or she has left his or her residence because of such violence; and (c) that because of the threat of physical or emotional harm to himself or herself or to family or household members, he or she wishes to cast a special ballot in the next election. The statement must include the voter's address of registration. The board of elections shall permit such a voter to cast a special ballot at an office of such board of elections [not earlier than one week before the election and] not later than the close of the polls on election day, OR BY MAIL WITHIN THE SAME TIME AND IN THE SAME MANNER IN WHICH ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY BE CAST, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH BALLOTS TO SUCH
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