senate Bill S8120A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the state board of elections to create a plan to permit voting by mail in the event of a natural disaster or state of emergency

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 13, 2020 print number 8120a
Jul 13, 2020 amend and recommit to elections
Mar 23, 2020 referred to elections

Co-Sponsors

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S8120 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10231
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Elections
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A764
2023-2024: A953

S8120 - Summary

Directs the state board of elections to create a plan to permit voting by mail in the event of a natural disaster or state of emergency.

S8120 - Sponsor Memo

S8120 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8120

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 23, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT relating to the establishment of voting by mail in the case of  a
  natural disaster or state of emergency

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state board of elections shall, by May 1, 2020,  create
a plan that provides for the establishment and use of voting by mail for
elections in the case of a natural disaster or state of emergency.  Such
plan  shall  otherwise  comply  with all provisions of the election law.
For purposes of this section, "voting by mail" shall  mean  an  election
for  which all eligible voters receive ballots by mail and vote by mail-
ing those ballots, depositing the ballots at,  as  applicable,  drop-off
locations  or  voter  service and polling centers, or, as applicable, by
voting at a voter service and polling center.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15987-01-0

Co-Sponsors

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S8120A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10231
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Elections
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A764
2023-2024: A953

S8120A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state board of elections to create a plan to permit voting by mail in the event of a natural disaster or state of emergency.

S8120A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S8120A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 8120--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 23, 2020
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. METZGER, CARLUCCI, KENNEDY, MARTINEZ, RAMOS, SALAZAR
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the  Committee  on  Elections  --  committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT relating to the establishment of voting by mail in the case of  a
  natural disaster or state of emergency

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state board of elections shall, by September 1, 2020 or
30 days after this act shall have become a law, whichever  comes  first,
create  a  plan that provides for the establishment and use of voting by
mail for elections in the case of a natural disaster or state  of  emer-
gency.    Such  plan  shall  otherwise comply with all provisions of the
election law.  For purposes of this section, "voting by mail" shall mean
an election for which all eligible voters receive ballots  by  mail  and
vote by mailing those ballots, depositing the ballots at, as applicable,
drop-off locations or voter service and polling centers, or, as applica-
ble, by voting at a voter service and polling center.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15987-03-0

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