Assembly Bill A780

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to early voting

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1102 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-A780 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1102
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3-400, 4-117, 8-100, 8-102, 8-104, 8-302, 8-508 & 9-209, add Art 8 Title 6 §§8-600 - 8-602, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8582
2017-2018: A2064, A9608

2019-A780 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to early voting; provides that beginning the tenth day prior to any election and ending on and including the second day prior to the election a person duly registered and eligible to vote shall be permitted to vote.

2019-A780 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 1102                                                   A. 780
 
                        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. MYRIE, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAG-
   GI,  BRESLIN, BROOKS, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GAUGHRAN, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES,
   HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN,  JACKSON,  KAMINSKY,  KAPLAN,  KAVANAGH,  KENNEDY,
   KRUEGER,  LIU,  MARTINEZ,  MAY,  MAYER,  METZGER,  MONTGOMERY, PARKER,
   PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SAVINO, SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO,
   SKOUFIS,  STAVISKY,  STEWART-COUSINS, 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, CUSICK, BLAKE,
   SIMON, PAULIN, DINOWITZ, L. ROSENTHAL, LIFTON, FAHY, LUPARDO,  ABINAN-
   TI,  ROZIC,  GALEF,  COOK, RAMOS, CYMBROWITZ, JAFFEE, CARROLL, TAYLOR,
   ORTIZ, WALKER, PEOPLES-STOKES,  COLTON,  DE LA ROSA,  WRIGHT,  BARRON,
   GOTTFRIED,  OTIS,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  MOSLEY,  GLICK, BURKE, CRUZ, EPSTEIN,
   FALL, FRONTUS,  GRIFFIN,  JACOBSON,  McMAHON,  RAYNOR,  REYES,  ROMEO,
   THIELE,  WEINSTEIN  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BUCHWALD, LENTOL
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to early voting

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  3-400 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,
 ELECTION  INSPECTORS OR POLL CLERKS, IF ANY, AT POLLING PLACES FOR EARLY
 VOTING, SHALL CONSIST OF EITHER BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEES  WHO  SHALL
 BE  APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF SUCH BOARD OR DULY QUALIFIED INDI-
 VIDUALS, APPOINTED IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION. APPOINTMENTS
 TO THE OFFICES OF ELECTION INSPECTOR OR POLL CLERK IN EACH POLLING PLACE
 FOR EARLY VOTING SHALL BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN  THE  MAJOR  POLITICAL
 PARTIES. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ASSIGN STAFF AND PROVIDE RESOURCES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04589-04-9
              

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