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Feb 23, 2022 | referred to election law |
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9376 I N A S S E M B L Y February 23, 2022 ___________ 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 the time period during which absentee ballots shall be mailed or delivered after an applica- tion for such ballot is received by the board of elections THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8-406 of the election law, as amended by chapter 296 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows: § 8-406. Absentee ballots, delivery of. If the board shall find that the applicant is a qualified voter of the election district containing his OR HER residence as stated in his OR HER statement and that his OR HER statement is sufficient, it shall, as soon as practicable after it shall have determined his OR HER right thereto, mail to him OR HER at an address designated by him OR HER, or deliver to him OR HER, or to any person designated for such purpose in writing by him OR HER, at the office of the board, such an absentee voter's ballot or set of ballots and an envelope therefor. SUCH MAILING OR DELIVERY AT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL OCCUR NO LATER THAN THE FORTY-SIXTH DAY BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION IF THE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED BY THE BOARD AT LEAST SIXTY DAYS BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION; AND IF THE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED BY THE BOARD AFTER THE SIXTIETH DAY BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION, BUT NO LATER THAN THE FORTY-SIXTH DAY BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION, THE BOARD SHALL MAIL OR DELIVER AT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS THE ABSENTEE BALLOT NO LATER THAN THE FORTY-SECOND DAY BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION; AND IF THE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED BY THE BOARD AFTER THE FORTY-SIXTH DAY BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION, BUT NO LATER THAN THE THIRTIETH DAY BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION, THE BOARD SHALL MAIL OR DELIVER AT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS THE ABSENTEE BALLOT WITHIN FOUR DAYS OF RECEIVING THE ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION; AND IF THE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED BY THE BOARD AFTER THE THIRTIETH DAY BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION, BUT NO LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH DAY BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION, THE BOARD SHALL MAIL OR DELIVER AT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS THE ABSENTEE BALLOT WITHIN THREE DAYS OF RECEIVING THE ABSENTEE BALLOT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.