Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 16, 2021 | signed chap.279 |
Jul 12, 2021 | delivered to governor |
Apr 27, 2021 | returned to senate passed assembly |
Apr 19, 2021 | ordered to third reading cal.208 substituted for a6220 |
Jan 26, 2021 | referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 25, 2021 | ordered to third reading cal.135 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 14, 2021 | referred to elections |
senate Bill S1644
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Jeremy A. Cooney
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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S1644 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6220
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §8-407, El L
S1644 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1644 SPONSOR: COONEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to absentee voting by residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 8-407 of the election law by adding a new subdivision 16 which requires the boards of elections to mail or deliver absentee ballots to voters residing in nursing homes, residential care facilities, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the depart- ment of mental hygiene, in the same matter as absentee ballots are delivered to other absentee voters. Inspectors shall not physically visit or deliver ballots to these facilities for any election prior to December 1, 2021. Section 2 establishes the effective date.
S1644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1644 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- 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 absentee voting by residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 8-407 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows: 16. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION TO THE CONTRA- RY, INSPECTORS OF THE BOARD SHALL NOT ATTEND AND/OR VISIT FACILITIES COVERED UNDER THIS SECTION, AND SHALL NOT PHYSICALLY DELIVER BALLOTS TO RESIDENTS OF SUCH FACILITIES IN-PERSON FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS OR ELECTIONS HELD ON OR PRIOR TO DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE. BOARDS OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAIL OR DELIVER ABSENTEE BALLOTS TO VOTERS RESIDING IN SUCH FACILITIES IN THE SAME MANNER AS ABSENTEE BALLOTS ARE DELIVERED TO OTHER ABSENTEE VOTERS PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire January 1, 2022 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08507-02-1
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