Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 28, 2019 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 24, 2019 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S2428
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S2428 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S2428 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2428 SPONSOR: KAPLAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to ballot proposals PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To better inform voters as to important ballot questions when a ballot is two sided. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill amends section 7-110 of the election law to provide clear instructions to voters if the ballot is two-sided. JUSTIFICATION: It is almost always necessary to place ballot questions on the side of
2019-S2428 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2428 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 24, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to ballot proposals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 7-110 of the election law, as amended by chapter 647 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows: § 7-110. Ballots; form for ballot proposals. Ballot proposals shall appear on the voting machine or ballot in a separate section. At the left of, or below or above, each proposal shall appear two [voting levers or two] voting OVALS OR squares[, each at least one-half inch square]. Next to the first [lever or square] shall be printed the word "Yes," and next to the second [lever or square] shall be printed the word "No." The proposals shall be numbered consecutively on the voting machine or ballot. The number of each proposal shall appear in front of its designation as an amendment, proposition or question in the follow- ing form: "Proposal one, an amendment; proposal two, a proposition; proposal three, a question". IF THE BALLOT PROPOSAL SECTION APPEARS ON THE BALLOT FACE OPPOSITE THE CANDIDATES, A BALLOT INSTRUCTION IN A FORMAT PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A GRAPHIC ARROW, SHALL INDICATE THE BALLOT IS TWO-SIDED. § 2. This act shall take effect on the fifteenth of December next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01045-01-9
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