| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Dec 15, 2020 | approval memo.48 signed chap.344 |
| Dec 03, 2020 | delivered to governor |
| Jul 23, 2020 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.359 substituted for a8610b |
| Jul 23, 2020 | substituted by s8782 rules report cal.359 reported |
| Jul 17, 2020 | amend and recommit to rules 8610b |
| Jul 17, 2020 | reported referred to rules |
| Jul 14, 2020 | reported referred to ways and means |
| Jan 10, 2020 | print number 8610a |
| Jan 10, 2020 | amend and recommit to election law |
| Jan 08, 2020 | referred to election law |
| Oct 02, 2019 | referred to election law |
assembly Bill A8610B
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MCDONALD
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S8782 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Patricia Fahy
Anthony D'Urso
Steven Englebright
Judy Griffin
Multi-Sponsors
Peter Lawrence
A8610 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8782
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §8-600, El L
A8610 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8610
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
October 2, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, FAHY -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring munici-
palities with the highest population in each county to have at least
one polling place designated for early voting
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 8-600 of the
election law, as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The board of elections shall designate polling places for early
voting, which may include the offices of the board of elections, for
persons to vote early pursuant to this title; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
THE MUNICIPALITY WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION IN EACH COUNTY SHALL HAVE
AT LEAST ONE POLLING PLACE DESIGNATED FOR EARLY VOTING, AND IF SUCH
MUNICIPALITY HAS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTES, SUCH POLLING PLACE SHALL
BE SITUATED ALONG SUCH TRANSPORTATION ROUTES. There shall be so desig-
nated at least one early voting polling place for every full increment
of fifty thousand registered voters in each county; provided, however,
the number of early voting polling places in a county shall not be
required to be greater than seven, and a county with fewer than fifty
thousand voters shall have at least one early voting polling place.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Co-Sponsors
Patricia Fahy
Anthony D'Urso
Steven Englebright
Judy Griffin
Multi-Sponsors
Peter Lawrence
A8610A - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8782
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §8-600, El L
A8610A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8610--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
October 2, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, FAHY, D'URSO, ENGLEBRIGHT, GRIFFIN,
JAFFEE, ROZIC, JACOBSON, DeSTEFANO, SEAWRIGHT, MOSLEY, THIELE, GALEF
-- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LAWRENCE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Election Law -- recommitted to the Committee on
Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring munici-
palities with the highest population in each county to have at least
one polling place designated for early voting
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 8-600 of the
election law, as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The board of elections shall designate polling places for early
voting, which may include the offices of the board of elections, for
persons to vote early pursuant to this title; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
THE MUNICIPALITY WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION IN EACH COUNTY BASED ON THE
LATEST FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE POLLING PLACE
DESIGNATED FOR EARLY VOTING, AND TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE IF SUCH MUNI-
CIPALITY HAS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTES, SUCH POLLING PLACE SHALL BE
SITUATED ALONG SUCH TRANSPORTATION ROUTES. There shall be so designated
at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of
fifty thousand registered voters in each county; provided, however, the
number of early voting polling places in a county shall not be required
to be greater than [seven] TEN UNLESS REQUIRED BY ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
LAW, and a county with fewer than fifty thousand voters shall have at
least one early voting polling place.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Patricia Fahy
Anthony D'Urso
Steven Englebright
Judy Griffin
Multi-Sponsors
Peter Lawrence
A8610B (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8782
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §8-600, El L
A8610B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8610--B
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
October 2, 2019
___________
Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, FAHY, D'URSO, ENGLEBRIGHT, GRIFFIN,
JAFFEE, ROZIC, JACOBSON, DeSTEFANO, SEAWRIGHT, MOSLEY, THIELE, GALEF,
CRUZ, BLAKE, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LAWRENCE -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Election Law -- recommitted to
the Committee on Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means -- reported and referred to the Committee
on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring munici-
palities with the highest population in each county to have at least
one polling place designated for early voting
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 8-600 of the
election law, as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The board of elections shall designate polling places for early
voting, which may include the offices of the board of elections, for
persons to vote early pursuant to this title; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
THE MUNICIPALITY WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION IN EACH COUNTY BASED ON THE
LATEST FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE POLLING PLACE
DESIGNATED FOR EARLY VOTING, AND TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE IF SUCH MUNI-
CIPALITY HAS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTES, SUCH POLLING PLACE SHALL BE
SITUATED ALONG SUCH TRANSPORTATION ROUTES. There shall be so designated
at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of
fifty thousand registered voters in each county; provided, however, the
number of early voting polling places in a county shall not be required
to be greater than [seven] TEN UNLESS REQUIRED BY ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
LAW, and a county with fewer than fifty thousand voters shall have at
least one early voting polling place.
§ 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.