Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 21, 2020 |
approval memo.5 signed chap.141 |
Aug 10, 2020 |
delivered to governor |
Jul 23, 2020 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.347 substituted for a10830 |
Jul 23, 2020 |
substituted by s8370b |
Jul 22, 2020 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.347 rules report cal.347 reported reported referred to rules |
Jul 21, 2020 |
reference changed to ways and means |
Jul 17, 2020 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A10830
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LAVINE
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S8370 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
Nily Rozic
Amy Paulin
Jo Anne Simon
2019-A10830 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8370
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §9-209, El L
2019-A10830 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10830 I N A S S E M B L Y July 17, 2020 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lavine) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing voters an opportunity to cure deficiencies regarding absentee ballots THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 9-209 of the election law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 3 and 3-a to read as follows: 3. (A) UPON THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS DETERMINATION AT OR BEFORE THE TIME OF CANVASS THAT AN ABSENTEE BALLOT AFFIRMATION ENVELOPE IS UNSIGNED OR THAT AN AFFIRMATION BALLOT ENVELOPE SIGNATURE DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO THE REGISTRATION SIGNATURE OR THERE IS NO REQUIRED WITNESS TO A MARK OR THAT THE ENVELOPE IS RETURNED WITHOUT AN AFFIRMATION ENVELOPE IN THE RETURN ENVELOPE, THE BOARD SHALL, WITHIN ONE DAY OF SUCH DETERMINATION, SEND TO THE ABSENTEE VOTER'S ADDRESS INDICATED IN THE REGISTRATION RECORDS AND, IF DIFFERENT, THE MAILING ADDRESS INDICATED ON THE ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION, A NOTICE EXPLAINING THE REASON FOR SUCH REJECTION AND THE PROCEDURE TO CURE THE REJECTION. THE BOARD SHALL ALSO CONTACT THE VOTER BY EITHER ELECTRONIC MAIL OR TELEPHONE, IF SUCH INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD IN THE VOTER'S REGISTRATION INFORMATION, IN ORDER TO NOTIFY THE VOTER OF THE DEFICIENCY AND THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE PROCESS TO CURE THE DEFICIENCY. (B) THE VOTER MAY CURE THE AFORESAID DEFECTS BY FILING A DULY SIGNED AFFIRMATION ATTESTING TO THE SAME INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE AFFIRMA- TION ENVELOPE AND ATTESTING THAT THE SIGNER OF THE AFFIRMATION IS THE SAME PERSON WHO SUBMITTED SUCH ABSENTEE BALLOT ENVELOPE. THE BOARD SHALL INCLUDE A FORM OF SUCH AFFIRMATION WITH THE NOTICE TO THE VOTER. THE AFFIRMATION SHALL BE IN A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. (C) SUCH CURE AFFIRMATION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE BOARD NO LATER THAN SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE BOARD'S MAILING OF SUCH CURABLE REJECTION NOTICE. PROVIDED THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT SUCH AFFIRMATION ADDRESSES THE CURABLE DEFECT, THE REJECTED BALLOT SHALL BE REINSTATED AND DULY CANVASSED. IF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS SPLIT AS TO THE SUFFICIENCY OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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