NY State Assembly Bill 2019-A10169A

Assembly Bill A10169A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Permits absentee voting in the event of an imminent, impending or urgent threat resulting from a disease outbreak

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 28, 2020	print number 10169a
May 28, 2020	amend and recommit to election law
Mar 24, 2020	referred to election law

Bill Amendments

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2019-A10169 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Election Law
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §8-400, El L

2019-A10169 - Summary

Authorizes absentee voting where a voter is unable or averse to appear personally at the polling place because of an imminent, impending or urgent threat resulting from a disease outbreak, including but not limited to, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

2019-A10169 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10169
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to permitting absentee
   voting in the event of an imminent, impending or urgent threat result-
   ing from a disease outbreak; and providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
   provisions upon the expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 8-400  of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter 63 of the laws of 2010 and paragraph (c) as amended
 by chapter 375 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   1. A qualified voter may vote as an absentee voter under this  chapter
 if,  on the occurrence of any village election conducted by the board of
 elections, primary election, special election, general election  or  New
 York  city  community  school  board  district or city of Buffalo school
 district election, he or she expects to be:
   (a) absent from the county of his or her residence, or, if a  resident
 of the city of New York absent from said city; or
   (b)  unable  to appear personally at the polling place of the election
 district in which he or she is a qualified voter because of  illness  or
 physical disability or duties related to the primary care of one or more
 individuals  who  are  ill  or physically disabled, or because he or she
 will be or is a patient in a hospital; or
   (c) a resident or patient of a veterans health  administration  hospi-
 tal; or
   (d)  absent  from  his  or  her  voting residence because he or she is
 detained in jail awaiting action by a grand jury or awaiting  trial,  or
 confined  in jail or prison after a conviction for an offense other than
 a felony, provided that he or she is qualified to vote in  the  election
 district of his or her residence[.]; OR
   (E)  UNABLE OR AVERSE TO APPEAR PERSONALLY AT THE POLLING PLACE OF THE
 ELECTION DISTRICT IN WHICH HE OR SHE IS A QUALIFIED VOTER BECAUSE OF  AN
 IMMINENT,  IMPENDING OR URGENT THREAT RESULTING FROM A DISEASE OUTBREAK,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19).
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15784-01-0

 A. 10169                            2
 
   § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 8-400 of  the  election
 law, as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2010, subparagraph (iii) as
 amended  by  chapter  375  of  the  laws  of 2015, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (c)  A statement, as appropriate, that on the day of such election the
 applicant expects in good faith to be in one of  the  following  catego-
 ries:
   (i)  absent  from the county of his or her residence, or if a resident
 of the city of New York absent from said city; provided, however, if the
 applicant expects to be absent from such county or city for  a  duration
 covering  more  than  one election and seeks an absentee ballot for each
 election, he or she shall state the dates when  he  or  she  expects  to
 begin and end such absence; or
   (ii)  unable  to appear at a polling place because of illness or phys-
 ical disability or duties related to the primary care  of  one  or  more
 individuals who are ill or physically disabled; or
   (iii) a resident or patient of a veterans health administration hospi-
 tal; or
   (iv)  detained  in  jail  awaiting  action by a grand jury or awaiting
 trial or confined in jail or prison after a conviction  for  an  offense
 other than a felony and stating the place where he or she is so detained
 or confined[.]; OR
   (V)  UNABLE OR AVERSE TO APPEAR PERSONALLY AT THE POLLING PLACE OF THE
 ELECTION DISTRICT IN WHICH HE OR SHE IS A QUALIFIED VOTER BECAUSE OF  AN
 IMMINENT,  IMPENDING OR URGENT THREAT RESULTING FROM A DISEASE OUTBREAK,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19).
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed July 1, 2020.

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2019-A10169A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Election Law
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §8-400, El L

2019-A10169A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-A10169A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10169--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Election  Law  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  permitting  absentee
   voting in the event of an imminent, impending or urgent threat result-
   ing  from  a  disease  outbreak;  and providing for the repeal of such
   provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 8-400 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2010 and paragraph (c)  as  amended
 by chapter 375 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A qualified voter may vote as an absentee voter under this chapter
 if, on the occurrence of any village election conducted by the board  of
 elections,  primary  election, special election, general election or New
 York city community school board district  or  city  of  Buffalo  school
 district election, he or she expects to be:
   (a)  absent from the county of his or her residence, or, if a resident
 of the city of New York absent from said city; or
   (b) unable to appear personally at the polling place of  the  election
 district  in  which he or she is a qualified voter because of illness or
 physical disability or duties related to the primary care of one or more
 individuals who are ill or physically disabled, or  because  he  or  she
 will be or is a patient in a hospital; or
   (c)  a  resident or patient of a veterans health administration hospi-
 tal; or
   (d) absent from his or her voting  residence  because  he  or  she  is
 detained  in  jail awaiting action by a grand jury or awaiting trial, or
 confined in jail or prison after a conviction for an offense other  than
 a  felony,  provided that he or she is qualified to vote in the election
 district of his or her residence[.]; OR
   (E) UNABLE OR AVERSE TO APPEAR PERSONALLY AT THE POLLING PLACE OF  THE
 ELECTION  DISTRICT IN WHICH HE OR SHE IS A QUALIFIED VOTER BECAUSE OF AN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD15784-02-0

 A. 10169--A                         2
 
 IMMINENT, IMPENDING OR URGENT THREAT RESULTING FROM A DISEASE  OUTBREAK,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19).
   §  2.  Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 8-400 of the election
 law, as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2010, subparagraph (iii) as
 amended by chapter 375 of the laws  of  2015,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (c)  A statement, as appropriate, that on the day of such election the
 applicant expects in good faith to be in one of  the  following  catego-
 ries:
   (i)  absent  from the county of his or her residence, or if a resident
 of the city of New York absent from said city; provided, however, if the
 applicant expects to be absent from such county or city for  a  duration
 covering  more  than  one election and seeks an absentee ballot for each
 election, he or she shall state the dates when  he  or  she  expects  to
 begin and end such absence; or
   (ii)  unable  to appear at a polling place because of illness or phys-
 ical disability or duties related to the primary care  of  one  or  more
 individuals who are ill or physically disabled; or
   (iii) a resident or patient of a veterans health administration hospi-
 tal; or
   (iv)  detained  in  jail  awaiting  action by a grand jury or awaiting
 trial or confined in jail or prison after a conviction  for  an  offense
 other than a felony and stating the place where he or she is so detained
 or confined[.]; OR
   (V)  UNABLE OR AVERSE TO APPEAR PERSONALLY AT THE POLLING PLACE OF THE
 ELECTION DISTRICT IN WHICH HE OR SHE IS A QUALIFIED VOTER BECAUSE OF  AN
 IMMINENT,  IMPENDING OR URGENT THREAT RESULTING FROM A DISEASE OUTBREAK,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19).
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed December 31, 2020.

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