S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3562
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 29, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. CARROLL, BENEDETTO, COLTON, MOSLEY, D'URSO,
BLAKE, NIOU, RICHARDSON, PHEFFER AMATO, GLICK -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing early
voting
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
SECTION 8-600. EARLY VOTING PROCEDURES.
§ 8-600. EARLY VOTING PROCEDURES. 1. FOR FOURTEEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS
ENDING NO LATER THAN THE FRIDAY PRECEDING THE DATE OF EVERY PRIMARY,
GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION, A PERSON MAY VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE FOR
PUBLIC OFFICE IN A PRIMARY, GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION, AND SUCH EARLY
VOTING PRACTICE MAY TAKE PLACE AT SUCH PERSON'S DESIGNATED POLLING PLACE
OR AS DESIGNATED BY AND THROUGH A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS UNDER THE
POWERS GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION ON OR BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE
OF THIS SECTION.
2. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ESTABLISH PERMANENT POLLING
PLACES FOR EARLY VOTING AND SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST TWO POLLING PLACES IN
EACH OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS AND SUCH THAT NO VOTER
SHALL HAVE TO TRAVEL MORE THAN FORTY MILES TO REACH SUCH POLLING PLACE.
THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST ONE POLLING PLACE FOR EVERY FIFTY THOUSAND
VOTERS IN A COUNTY. EARLY VOTING SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE EACH DAY DURING
SUCH PERIOD.
3. EACH POLLING PLACE SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR EARLY VOTING
FROM 7 A.M. UNTIL 8 P.M. ON ANY BUSINESS DAY AND FROM 7 A.M. UNTIL 8
P.M. ON ANY SATURDAY OR SUNDAY DURING SUCH EARLY VOTING PERIOD.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 2. Section 4-117 of the election law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-A. THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL
INCLUDE THE DATES, HOURS AND LOCATIONS OF EARLY VOTING FOR THE GENERAL,
SPECIAL AND PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
§ 3. Subdivision 1 of section 8-102 of the election law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:
(K) VOTING AT EACH POLLING PLACE FOR EARLY VOTING SHALL BE CONDUCTED
IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE TABULATION AND PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION RESULTS.
§ 4. Section 8-104 of the election law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY ON ALL EARLY VOTING DAYS AS PROVIDED FOR
IN SECTION 8-600 OF THIS ARTICLE.
§ 5. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 8-508 of the election
law, as amended by chapter 200 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read
as follows:
(b) The second section of such report shall be reserved for the board
of inspectors to enter the name, address and registration serial number
of each person who is challenged on the day of election OR ANY DAY IN
WHICH THERE IS EARLY VOTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-600 OF THIS ARTICLE,
together with the reason for the challenge. If no voters are chal-
lenged, the board of inspectors shall enter the words "No Challenges"
across the space reserved for such names. In lieu of preparing section
two of the challenge report, the board of elections may provide, next to
the name of each voter on the computer generated registration list, a
place for the inspectors of election to record the information required
to be entered in such section two, or provide at the end of such comput-
er generated registration list, a place for the inspectors of election
to enter such information.
§ 6. The state board of elections shall promulgate all rules and regu-
lations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
§ 7. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall begin with 2021 primary elections.