Senate Bill S8106

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Extends absentee voting to all residents for all primaries or special elections occurring before June 24, 2020

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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-S8106 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Elections

2019-S8106 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends absentee voting to all residents for all primaries or special elections occurring before June 24, 2020.

2019-S8106 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8106 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8106
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to extend absentee voting to all residents for all  primaries  or
   special elections occurring before June 24, 2020
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Notwithstanding section 8-400 of the election  law  or  any
 other provision to the contrary, a qualified voter may vote as an absen-
 tee voter in any primary or special election that occurs before June 24,
 2020  provided  that  all  other  applicable provisions under title 4 of
 article 8 of the election law are adhered to.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15963-01-0

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