| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jul 08, 2020 | print number 10231a |
| Jul 08, 2020 | amend and recommit to election law |
| Mar 27, 2020 | referred to election law |
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A10231 - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10231
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 27, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
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.
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A10231A (ACTIVE) - Details
A10231A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10231--A
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 27, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- 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 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.
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