Senate Bill S2112

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the rejection by voting machines of ballots that contain a vote for a candidate who previously withdrew from an election

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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-S2112 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-202, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6618
2023-2024: S1670

2021-S2112 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the rejection by voting machines of ballots that contain a vote for a candidate who previously withdrew from an election.

2021-S2112 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2112 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2112
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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  ballots  that  contain
   the name of a candidate who previously withdrew from an election
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  7-202  of  the  election  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph u to read as follows:
   U.  FOR ELECTIONS HELD ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 THREE, REJECT ANY BALLOT CAST BY A VOTER WHICH CONTAINS  A  VOTE  FOR  A
 CANDIDATE  THAT  WITHDREW  HIS  OR  HER NAME AS A CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION
 PRIOR TO SUCH ELECTION AND  WHOSE  NAME  APPEARS  ON  THE  BALLOT.  UPON
 REJECTION OF SUCH BALLOT, THE VOTING MACHINE SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE
 VOTER  THAT  THE  BALLOT HAS BEEN REJECTED. SUCH NOTICE SHALL ALSO STATE
 THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO IS NOT LONGER A  CANDIDATE  AND  A  STATEMENT
 THAT  THE VOTER MUST COMPLETE A NEW BALLOT. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  FOR  THE
 IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   §  2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023. Effective immediate-
 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
 necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04147-01-1



              

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