Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 24, 2020 |
print number 10271a |
May 24, 2020 |
amend and recommit to election law |
Apr 08, 2020 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A10271A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BLAKE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Amy Paulin
2019-A10271 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Election Law
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §8-400, El L
2019-A10271 - Summary
Authorizes absentee voting; defines the term "illness" for the purposes of absentee voting to include instances where a voter who, during a declaration of a state disaster emergency related to an epidemic or disease outbreak declared by the Governor pursuant to section twenty-eight of the executive law, is unable to appear personally at the polling place of the election district in which they are a qualified voter because there is a risk of contracting or spreading a disease causing illness to the voter or to other members of the public.
2019-A10271 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10271 I N A S S E M B L Y April 8, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BLAKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to absentee voting 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, 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. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM "ILLNESS" SHALL INCLUDE THE SPREAD OR POTENTIAL SPREAD OF ANY COMMUNICABLE DISEASE, AT A TIME OF DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY WITHIN THE JURISDICTION WHERE THE ELECTION IS TAKING PLACE; 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. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15746-06-0
co-Sponsors
Amy Paulin
Nathalia Fernandez
Brian Barnwell
2019-A10271A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Election Law
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §8-400, El L
2019-A10271A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes absentee voting; defines the term "illness" for the purposes of absentee voting to include instances where a voter who, during a declaration of a state disaster emergency related to an epidemic or disease outbreak declared by the Governor pursuant to section twenty-eight of the executive law, is unable to appear personally at the polling place of the election district in which they are a qualified voter because there is a risk of contracting or spreading a disease causing illness to the voter or to other members of the public.
2019-A10271A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10271--A I N A S S E M B L Y April 8, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BLAKE, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee 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 absentee voting 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, 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, PROVIDED THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "ILLNESS" SHALL INCLUDE INSTANCES WHERE A VOTER WHO, DURING A DECLARATION OF A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY RELATED TO AN EPIDEM- IC OR DISEASE OUTBREAK DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, IS UNABLE TO APPEAR PERSONALLY AT THE POLLING PLACE OF THE ELECTION DISTRICT IN WHICH THEY ARE A QUALIFIED VOTER BECAUSE THERE IS A RISK OF CONTRACTING OR SPREADING A DISEASE CAUSING ILLNESS TO THE VOTER OR TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC; 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. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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