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Assembly Bill A4148

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to casting and counting absentee ballots without postmarked dates within three days following the day of election

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2021-A4148 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-412, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10844
2023-2024: A2169

2021-A4148 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes provisions requiring absentee ballots that do not have postmarked dates that are received in the mail by the board of elections within three days following the day of election to be cast and counted.

2021-A4148 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4148
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to casting and counting
   absentee ballots without postmarked dates within three days  following
   the day of election
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8-412 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION, IN THE EVENT AN
 ABSENTEE BALLOT IS RECEIVED BY MAIL BY THE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  IN  AN
 ENVELOPE  THAT  DOES  NOT  SHOW  A  POSTMARKED DATE OF THE UNITED STATES
 POSTAL SERVICE, A CANCELLATION MARK OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL  SERVICE
 OR A FOREIGN COUNTRY'S POSTAL SERVICE, OR A DATED ENDORSEMENT OF RECEIPT
 BY  ANOTHER  AGENCY  OF  THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, AND SUCH ABSENTEE
 BALLOT IS RECEIVED BY MAIL BY THE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  NOT  LATER  THAN
 THREE  DAYS FOLLOWING THE DAY OF ELECTION, SUCH ABSENTEE BALLOT SHALL BE
 CAST AND COUNTED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05767-01-1

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