Senate Bill S333

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing an electronic military ballot application and military ballot transmittal system

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S333 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1294
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §10-110, amd §§10-107 & 10-112, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6894, A8780
2023-2024: S2405, A1555

2021-S333 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an electronic military ballot application and military ballot transmittal system through which applicants may apply for a military ballot and return a marked military ballot, online.

2021-S333 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S333 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    333
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to establishing  an  elec-
   tronic  military  ballot  application  and military ballot transmittal
   system

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 10-110
 to read as follows:
   § 10-110. MILITARY VOTERS; ELECTRONIC MILITARY BALLOT APPLICATION  AND
 MILITARY BALLOT TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM. 1. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER MEANS OF
 APPLICATION FOR A MILITARY BALLOT AND RETURN OF A MARKED MILITARY BALLOT
 PROVIDED  FOR BY THIS CHAPTER, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ESTAB-
 LISH AND MAINTAIN AN ELECTRONIC MILITARY BALLOT APPLICATION AND MILITARY
 BALLOT TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM THROUGH WHICH APPLICANTS MAY APPLY FOR A MILI-
 TARY BALLOT AND RETURN A MARKED MILITARY BALLOT, ONLINE. THE STATE BOARD
 OF ELECTIONS SHALL ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT SUCH APPLICATIONS AND  MARKED
 BALLOTS  TO THE APPLICABLE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF EACH COUNTY OR THE CITY
 OF NEW YORK FOR FILING, PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION CONSISTENT WITH THIS
 CHAPTER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TECHNICAL  SPECIFICATIONS  PROVIDED  BY  THE
 STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS,  EACH  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAINTAIN A
 SYSTEM CAPABLE OF RECEIVING AND PROCESSING MILITARY  BALLOT  APPLICATION
 AND  MARKED  MILITARY  BALLOT INFORMATION, INCLUDING DIGITAL SIGNATURES,
 FROM THE ELECTRONIC VOTER REGISTRATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY
 THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  INCONSISTENT
 PROVISION  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  APPLICATIONS AND BALLOTS FILED USING SUCH
 SYSTEM SHALL BE CONSIDERED FILED WITH THE APPLICABLE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS
 ON THE CALENDAR DATE SUCH APPLICATION OR BALLOT IS INITIALLY TRANSMITTED
 BY  THE  VOTER  THROUGH  THE  ELECTRONIC MILITARY BALLOT APPLICATION AND
 MILITARY BALLOT TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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