Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 24, 2022 | signed chap.228 |
Jun 22, 2022 | delivered to governor |
May 04, 2022 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.420 substituted for a1144a |
May 04, 2022 | substituted by s253a |
Feb 17, 2022 | advanced to third reading cal.420 |
Feb 14, 2022 | reported |
Jan 07, 2022 | print number 1144a |
Jan 07, 2022 | amend and recommit to election law |
Jan 05, 2022 | referred to election law |
Jan 07, 2021 | referred to election law |
assembly Bill A1144A
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
PAULIN
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S253 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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A1144 - Details
A1144 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1144 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to ballots where the express intent of the voter is unambiguous THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8-410 of the election law, as amended by chapter 352 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: § 8-410. Absentee voting; method of. The absentee voter shall mark an absentee ballot as provided for paper ballots or ballots prepared for counting by ballot counting machines. He OR SHE shall make no mark or writing whatsoever upon the ballot, except as above prescribed, and shall see that it bears no such mark or writing. He OR SHE shall make no mark or writing whatsoever on the outside of the ballot. IN CASES WHERE THE EXPRESS INTENT OF THE VOTER IS UNAMBIGUOUS, ANY STRAY MARKS OR WRIT- ING SHALL NOT BE A BASIS FOR VOIDING A BALLOT. After marking the ballot or ballots he OR SHE shall fold each such ballot and enclose them in the envelope and seal the envelope. He OR SHE shall then take and subscribe the oath on the envelope, with blanks properly filled in. The envelope, containing the ballot or ballots, shall then be mailed or delivered to the board of elections of the county or city of his OR HER residence. § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 9-209 of the election law is amended by adding three new subparagraphs (vii), (viii) and (ix) to read as follows: (VII) AN ABSENTEE BALLOT MAY ONLY BE VOIDED IF THE EXPRESS INTENT OF THE VOTER IS NOT CLEAR AND HE OR SHE HAS NOT OTHERWISE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER. (VIII) AN ABSENTEE BALLOT SHALL NOT BE VOIDED WHERE THE VOTER DID NOT DATE THE BALLOT ENVELOPE OR THE DATE ON THE BALLOT IS AFTER THE ELECTION IF THE BALLOT ENVELOPE BEARS A TIMESTAMP INDICATING IT WAS TIMELY MAILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Al Taylor
Gina Sillitti
Sandy Galef
Robert C. Carroll
A1144A (ACTIVE) - Details
A1144A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1144--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- 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 commit- tee AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to ballots where the express intent of the voter is unambiguous THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8-410 of the election law, as amended by chapter 352 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: § 8-410. Absentee voting; method of. The absentee voter shall mark an absentee ballot as provided for paper ballots or ballots prepared for counting by ballot counting machines. He OR SHE shall make no mark or writing whatsoever upon the ballot, except as above prescribed, and shall see that it bears no such mark or writing. He OR SHE shall make no mark or writing whatsoever on the outside of the ballot. IN CASES WHERE THE EXPRESS INTENT OF THE VOTER IS UNAMBIGUOUS, ANY STRAY MARKS OR WRIT- ING SHALL NOT BE A BASIS FOR VOIDING A BALLOT. After marking the ballot or ballots he OR SHE shall fold each such ballot and enclose them in the envelope and seal the envelope. He OR SHE shall then take and subscribe the oath on the envelope, with blanks properly filled in. The envelope, containing the ballot or ballots, shall then be mailed or delivered to the board of elections of the county or city of his OR HER residence. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to elections occurring on or after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02099-02-1