Senate Bill S3187

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides that primary elections shall be conducted between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

  • 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-S3187 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-100, El L

2019-S3187 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that primary elections shall be conducted between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.

2019-S3187 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3187 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3187
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  METZGER,  BRESLIN,  MAY -- 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 establishing uniform
   hours during which the polls are open during primary elections

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 8-100 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 6 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   2. Polls shall be open for voting during the following hours: a prima-
 ry election from [twelve o'clock noon until nine o'clock in the evening,
 except in the city of New York and  the  counties  of  Nassau,  Suffolk,
 Westchester,  Rockland,  Orange,  Putnam, Dutchess and Erie, and in such
 city or county from] six o'clock in the morning until  nine  o'clock  in
 the  evening; the general election from six o'clock in the morning until
 nine o'clock in the evening; a special election called by  the  governor
 pursuant  to  the public officers law, and, except as otherwise provided
 by law, every other election, from six o'clock in the morning until nine
 o'clock in the evening. Early voting  times  shall  be  as  provided  in
 section 8-600 of this article.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01903-05-9

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