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Senate Bill S8783A

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requests for absentee ballots

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2019-S8783 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10807
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L

2019-S8783 - Summary

Relates to requests for absentee ballots; when they may be received.

2019-S8783 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8783 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8783
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 15, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requests  for  absentee
   ballots
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2  of  section  8-400  of  the
 election  law,  as amended by chapter 91 of the laws of 2020, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (d) The board of elections shall mail  an  absentee  ballot  to  every
 qualified  voter  otherwise  eligible for such a ballot, when such voter
 requests an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a
 letter, telefax indicating the address, phone  number  and  the  telefax
 number from which the writing is sent or other written instrument, or an
 electronic  application  submitted  by  the  voter by electronic mail or
 through an electronic transmittal system or web  portal  established  by
 the state board of elections or city or county board of elections, which
 is  received  by  the board of elections not [earlier than the thirtieth
 day 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  application  in  a
 letter  as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of this chap-
 ter; and provided further, a special federal voter may request a special
 federal ballot or voter registration application or an  absentee  ballot
 application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of subdivision 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 appli-
 cant is registered with such board of elections.
   § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of  the  election
 law,  as  separately amended by chapters 97 and 104 of the laws of 2010,
 is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2019-S8783A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10807
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L

2019-S8783A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requests for absentee ballots; when they may be received.

2019-S8783A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8783A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8783--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 15, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
   discharged  and  said  bill committed to the Committee on Elections --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to requests for absentee
   ballots

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the
 election law, as amended by chapter 91 of the laws of 2020,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (d)  The  board  of  elections  shall mail an absentee ballot to every
 qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot,  when  such  voter
 requests an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a
 letter,  telefax  indicating  the  address, phone number and the telefax
 number from which the writing is sent or other written instrument, or an
 electronic application submitted by the  voter  by  electronic  mail  or
 through  an  electronic  transmittal system or web portal established by
 the state board of elections or city or county board of elections, which
 is received by the board of elections not [earlier  than  the  thirtieth
 day  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 application in a
 letter as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of this  chap-
 ter; and provided further, a special federal voter may request a special
 federal  ballot  or voter registration application or an absentee ballot
 application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of subdivision 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 appli-
 cant is registered with such board of elections.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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