assembly Bill A779

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to primary elections and the timely transmission of ballots to military voters stationed overseas

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  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 24, 2019 signed chap.5
Jan 14, 2019 delivered to governor
returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.9
substituted for s1103
referred to rules
delivered to senate
passed assembly
ruling of chair on point of order
motion to amend lost
motion to amend lost
ordered to third reading rules cal.8
rules report cal.8
reported
reported referred to rules
reported referred to ways and means
Jan 10, 2019 referred to election law

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A779 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1103
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd El L, generally; amd §42, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6204
2015-2016: S6452
2017-2018: A9925, S3562

A779 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to primary elections and amends certain deadlines to facilitate the timely transmission of ballots to military voters stationed overseas; relates to filling vacancies in elective offices; relates to the date of primary elections.

A779 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 1103                                                   A. 779

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2019
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens.  STEWART-COUSINS, ADDABBO, BAILEY,
  BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, BROOKS, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GAUGHRAN, GIANAR-
  IS, GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KAMINSKY, KAPLAN, KAVANAGH,
  KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LIU,  MARTINEZ,  MAY,  MAYER,  METZGER,  MONTGOMERY,
  MYRIE,  PARKER,  PERSAUD,  RAMOS,  RIVERA,  SALAZAR,  SANDERS, SAVINO,
  SEPULVEDA, SERRANO,  SKOUFIS,  STAVISKY,  THOMAS  --  read  twice  and
  ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
  Elections

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE, HEASTIE, BRONSON,  PAULIN,
  DenDEKKER,  GOTTFRIED,  ORTIZ,  HEVESI,  DINOWITZ,  McDONALD, SIMOTAS,
  L. ROSENTHAL,  STIRPE,  ABINANTI,  BARRETT,  FAHY,  BRABENEC,   GALEF,
  WEPRIN,  ROZIC,  BLAKE,  BURKE,  CARROLL,  CRUZ, EICHENSTEIN, EPSTEIN,
  FALL, GLICK, GRIFFIN, JACOBSON, LIFTON, McMAHON, OTIS, ROMEO,  THIELE,
  WEINSTEIN  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. BENEDETTO, BRAUNSTEIN,
  BUCHWALD, LENTOL, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI, B. MILLER, RODRIGUEZ, SANTABAR-
  BARA, SIMON, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
  Election Law

AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to primary elections and
  amending certain deadlines to facilitate the  timely  transmission  of
  ballots  to  military  voters  stationed overseas; to amend the public
  officers law, in relation to filling vacancies in elective offices; to
  amend the election law, in relation to date of primary elections;  and
  to amend the election law, in relation to canvass and audit of returns

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1-106  of  the  election  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  700  of  the  laws  of 1977, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. All papers required to be filed pursuant to the provisions of  this
chapter  shall, unless otherwise provided, be filed between the hours of

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