Assembly Bill A2576

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Clarifies the use of the ballot in New York city for primary elections

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  • 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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2019-A2576 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-116, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10799
2013-2014: A458
2015-2016: A1791
2017-2018: A2195

2019-A2576 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies the use of the ballot in New York city for primary elections.

2019-A2576 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2576
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ,  L. ROSENTHAL,  GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY,
   M. G. MILLER, COLTON, BARRON, ARROYO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   COOK, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the casting of votes in
   New York city

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 6 of section 7-116 of
 the election law is amended to read as follows:
   In the city of New York, the ballot [on the voting machine]  USED  FOR
 CASTING  A  VOTE  for  primary  elections shall conform to the following
 additional provisions:
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00758-01-9

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