Senate Bill S8900

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring the board of elections to provide the public with free and timely access to updated absentee ballot data

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S8900 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10845
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-209, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A1313

2019-S8900 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the board of elections to provide the public with free and timely access to updated absentee ballot data.

2019-S8900 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8900 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8900
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 11, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 requiring the board  of
   elections to provide the public with free and timely access to updated
   absentee ballot data
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section  9-209  of  the  election  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
   (F)  UPON COMPLETING THE CASTING AND CANVASSING OF ABSENTEE, MILITARY,
 AND SPECIAL BALLOTS FOR EACH ELECTION DISTRICT, THE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS
 SHALL  POST  RUNNING  TOTALS  OF ABSENTEE, MILITARY, AND SPECIAL BALLOTS
 ACCEPTED AND REJECTED FOR EACH ELECTION DISTRICT IN A PUBLIC  PLACE  AND
 ON  THE  INTERNET. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL POST SUCH RUNNING TOTALS
 OF REJECTED ABSENTEE, MILITARY, AND  SPECIAL  BALLOTS  BY  EACH  OF  THE
 REASONS  EACH  BALLOT  WAS  REJECTED  FOR  EACH ELECTION DISTRICT ON THE
 INTERNET.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD17014-01-0

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