Assembly Bill A8784

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Extends provisions relating to electronic absentee ballot applications

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7845 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A8784 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7845
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2, Chap 249 of 2021; amd §3, Chap of 2021 (as proposed in S.6482-B and A.6970-A)

2021-A8784 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends provisions relating to electronic absentee ballot applications until April 1, 2022; bumps the effectiveness to April 1, 2022.

2021-A8784 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8784
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to amend chapter 249 of the laws of 2021, amending the election
   law relating to  electronic  applications  for  absentee  ballots,  in
   relation  to  the effectiveness thereof; and to amend a chapter of the
   laws of 2021, amending the election law relating  to  establishing  an
   electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system, as proposed
   in  legislative  bills numbers S. 6482-B and A. 6970-A, in relation to
   the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 5 of the general
 construction law, the provisions of paragraph (d) of  subdivision  2  of
 section  8-400 of the election law are hereby revived and shall continue
 in full force and effect as such  provisions  existed  on  December  30,
 2021.
   §  2.  Section  2  of  chapter  249  of the laws of 2021, amending the
 election law relating to electronic applications for  absentee  ballots,
 is amended to read as follows:
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed on [December 31, 2021] APRIL 1, 2022.
   § 3. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending the election
 law relating to establishing an electronic absentee  ballot  application
 transmittal  system,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 6482-B
 and A. 6970-A, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3. This act shall take effect [January] APRIL 1,  2022.    Effective
 immediately, the state board of elections shall be authorized to promul-
 gate  any  rules  or regulations required to carry out the provisions of
 this act prior to such effective date.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10858-07-2

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