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Jan 10, 2022 | referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.3 reported and committed to rules |
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Jan 06, 2021 | referred to elections |
senate Bill S492
Sponsored By
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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- Passed Assembly
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Co-Sponsors
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Jamaal T. Bailey
(D) 36th Senate District
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Neil D. Breslin
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
S492 (ACTIVE) - Details
S492 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S492 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing boards of elections to establish absentee ballot drop-off locations PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow local Boards of Elections to establish absentee ballot drop-off locations to provide voters with a convenient alternative option to submit their absentee ballots. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new Section 8-414 to the Election Law to authorize local Boards of Elections to establish absentee ballot drop-off locations and direct the State Board of Elections to promulgate regu- lations to implement the provisions of the section.
S492 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 492 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN, MAY, BAILEY, BRESLIN, BROOKS, GAUGHRAN, GOUNARDES, JACKSON, KAMINSKY, KRUEGER, LIU, MAYER, PARKER, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, THOMAS -- 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 authorizing boards of elections to establish absentee ballot drop-off locations 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 8-414 to read as follows: § 8-414. ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP BOXES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP BOX" SHALL MEAN A SECURE RECEPTACLE ESTAB- LISHED BY A BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHEREBY AN ABSENTEE BALLOT MARKED BY A VOTER PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-410 OF THIS TITLE MAY BE RETURNED TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE COUNTY OR CITY OF THE VOTER'S RESIDENCE; AND (B) "ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP-OFF LOCATION" SHALL MEAN A LOCATION CONSIST- ING OF A SECURED ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP BOX AT WHICH AN ABSENTEE BALLOT MARKED BY A VOTER PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-410 OF THIS TITLE MAY BE RETURNED TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE COUNTY OR CITY OF THE VOTER'S RESIDENCE. 2. EACH BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH ONE OR MORE ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP-OFF LOCATIONS AS AN ADDITIONAL MEANS FOR THE DELIVERY OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS MARKED BY A VOTER TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF THE COUNTY OR CITY OF THE VOTER'S RESIDENCE. EACH SUCH BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE LOCATION OF EVERY SUCH ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP-OFF LOCATION BY POSTING SUCH INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE NO LATER THAN THE DAY THE ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP-OFF LOCATION IS ESTABLISHED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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