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Senate Bill S7979

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to improving the issuing of absentee ballots

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2019-S7979 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S306
2023-2024: S2306

2019-S7979 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Improves the issuing of absentee ballots.

2019-S7979 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7979 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7979
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- 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 improving  the  issuing
   of absentee ballots
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of
 the election law, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 321 of the laws of
 1988 and paragraph (d) as separately amended by chapters 97 and  104  of
 the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
   (c)  All  applications  must  be  [mailed to] RECEIVED BY the board of
 elections not later than the [seventh] day before the election for which
 a ballot is first requested [or delivered to such board not  later  than
 the day before such election].
   (d)  The  board  of  elections  shall mail an absentee ballot to every
 qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests  such
 an  absentee  ballot from such board of elections in writing [in], WHICH
 SHALL INCLUDE a letter, telefax OR OTHER WRITTEN INSTRUMENT CONTAINING A
 SIGNATURE OF THE VOTER, indicating the address,  phone  number  and  the
 telefax  number  from which the writing is sent or other written instru-
 ment, which is signed  by  the  voter  and  received  by  the  board  of
 elections  not  earlier than the thirtieth day, IF SAID ABSENTEE BALLOTS
 HAVE BEEN PREPARED OR IMMEDIATELY UPON THEIR RECEIPT  BY  THE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS,  nor  later  than  the  [seventh] day before the election for
 which the ballot is first requested and which states the  address  where
 the  voter  is  registered  and the address to which the ballot is to be
 mailed; provided, however, a  military  voter  may  request  a  military
 ballot  or voter registration application or an absentee ballot applica-
 tion in a letter as provided in subdivision three of section  10-106  of
 this  chapter; and provided further, a special federal voter may request
 a special federal ballot or voter registration application or an  absen-
 tee  ballot application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of subdi-
 vision one of section 11-202 of this chapter.  The  board  of  elections
 shall enclose with such ballot a form of application for absentee ballot
 if the applicant is registered with such board of elections.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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