assembly Bill A3304A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the counting of affidavit ballots

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to election law
Jun 04, 2019 print number 3304a
Jun 04, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to election law
Jan 29, 2019 referred to election law

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A3304 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3195
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-209, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1060, S1701
2011-2012: S1325
2013-2014: S420
2015-2016: S2296
2017-2018: A8244, S4074
2021-2022: A642, S284

A3304 - Summary

Requires the counting of an affidavit ballot of an eligible voter if such voter appeared at a polling place in the correct county but in the incorrect election district; provides that such vote shall not be cast and canvassed for such contests for which the person was not entitled to vote at such election.

A3304 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3304

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CARROLL, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, COLTON, MOSLEY,
  BLAKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the  election  law,  in  relation  to  proceedings  with
  respect  to  the canvass of absentee, military and special ballots and
  ballots cast by voters with registration records missing  on  days  of
  election or voters who have not had their identity previously verified
  or who have moved after registering

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2  of  section  9-209  of  the
election  law  is  amended  by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to read as
follows:
  (IV) IF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS DETERMINES THAT A PERSON  WAS  ENTITLED
TO VOTE AT SUCH ELECTION, THE BOARD SHALL CAST AND CANVASS SUCH PORTIONS
OF  THE  BALLOT THAT CORRESPOND TO THE VOTER'S ELECTION DISTRICT IF SUCH
BOARD FINDS THAT THE VOTER APPEARED IN THE CORRECT COUNTY, REGARDLESS OF
THE FACT THAT THE VOTER MAY HAVE APPEARED IN THE INCORRECT POLLING PLACE
AND ELECTION DISTRICT.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01502-01-9

Co-Sponsors

A3304A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3195
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-209, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1060, S1701
2011-2012: S1325
2013-2014: S420
2015-2016: S2296
2017-2018: A8244, S4074
2021-2022: A642, S284

A3304A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the counting of an affidavit ballot of an eligible voter if such voter appeared at a polling place in the correct county but in the incorrect election district; provides that such vote shall not be cast and canvassed for such contests for which the person was not entitled to vote at such election.

A3304A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3304--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CARROLL, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, COLTON, MOSLEY,
  BLAKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Election  Law  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to counting  of  affidavit
  ballots

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a)  of  subdivision  2  of
section 9-209 of the election law, as amended by chapter 308 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (iii)  If the board of elections determines that a person was entitled
to vote at such election, the board shall cast and canvass  such  ballot
if  such  board finds that the voter appeared at [the correct] A polling
place IN THE CORRECT COUNTY, regardless of the fact that the  voter  may
have  appeared  in  the  incorrect election district; PROVIDED THAT SUCH
VOTE SHALL NOT BE CAST AND CANVASSED FOR SUCH  CONTESTS  FOR  WHICH  THE
PERSON WAS NOT ENTITLED TO VOTE AT SUCH ELECTION.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01502-03-9