Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 22, 2021 |
approval memo.110 signed chap.746 |
Dec 10, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 09, 2021 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1356 substituted for s6482b |
May 26, 2021 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 19, 2021 |
amended on third reading 6970a |
Apr 29, 2021 |
advanced to third reading cal.271 |
Apr 28, 2021 |
reported |
Apr 19, 2021 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Apr 16, 2021 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A6970A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WALKER
Archive: Last Bill Status - 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Jonathan Jacobson
Steven Otis
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
N. Nick Perry
2021-A6970 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6482
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §8-400, add §8-408, El L
2021-A6970 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6970 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to establishing an elec- tronic absentee ballot application transmittal system THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the election law, the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 216 of the laws of 1988, para- graph (a) as amended by chapter 263 of the laws of 1991, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 321 of the laws of 1988 and paragraph (d) as sepa- rately amended by chapters 97 and 104 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 2. A qualified voter desiring to vote at such election as an absentee voter for any reason specified in subdivision one hereof must make application for an absentee ballot on a form to be obtained and filed as provided herein [or], by letter as provided in paragraph (d) of this subdivision, OR THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION TRAN- SMITTAL SYSTEM PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-408 OF THIS TITLE. (a) Application forms shall be furnished by and may be obtained from any board of elections at any time until the day before such election, OR ON THE ELECTRONIC ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM. Application forms shall also be supplied by the board of inspectors of the election district in which applicant is a qualified voter on all of the days provided for local registration. In addition, application forms shall be supplied upon the request of the person authorized to vote pursuant to this section, any such person's spouse, parent or child, a person residing with the applicant as a member of his household, or the applicant's duly authorized agent. Application forms sent outside of the United States to a country other than Canada or Mexico, shall be sent airmail. Any reference to "board of elections" in the remaining provisions of this section, except with respect to the furnishing and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Jonathan Jacobson
Steven Otis
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
N. Nick Perry
2021-A6970A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S6482
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §8-400, add §8-408, El L
2021-A6970A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6970--A Cal. No. 271 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER, JACOBSON, OTIS, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, PERRY, STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to establishing an elec- tronic absentee ballot application transmittal system THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the election law, the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 216 of the laws of 1988, para- graph (a) as amended by chapter 263 of the laws of 1991, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 321 of the laws of 1988 and paragraph (d) as sepa- rately amended by chapters 97 and 104 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 2. A qualified voter desiring to vote at such election as an absentee voter for any reason specified in subdivision one hereof must make application for an absentee ballot on a form to be obtained and filed as provided herein [or], by letter as provided in paragraph (d) of this subdivision, OR THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION TRAN- SMITTAL SYSTEM PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-408 OF THIS TITLE. (a) Application forms shall be furnished by and may be obtained from any board of elections at any time until the day before such election, OR ON THE ELECTRONIC ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM. Application forms shall also be supplied by the board of inspectors of the election district in which applicant is a qualified voter on all of the days provided for local registration. In addition, application forms shall be supplied upon the request of the person authorized to vote pursuant to this section, any such person's spouse, parent or child, a person residing with the applicant as a member of his household, or the applicant's duly authorized agent. Application forms sent outside of the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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