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senate Bill S631
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
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Jamaal T. Bailey
(D) 36th Senate District
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Neil D. Breslin
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Samra G. Brouk
(D, WF) 55th Senate District
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James Gaughran
(D) 0 Senate District
Michelle Hinchey
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Anna M. Kaplan
(D, IP, WF) 0 Senate District
Timothy M. Kennedy
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
John W. Mannion
(D) 50th Senate District
Kevin S. Parker
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
James Sanders Jr.
(D) 10th Senate District
S631 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §8-400, El L
S631 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S631 SPONSOR: SALAZAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requests for absentee ballots PURPOSE:: This bill allows absentee ballot applications to be submitted to boards of elections earlier than thirty days before the applicable Election Day. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:: Section 1. Provides that absentee ballot applications can be received by boards of elections earlier than thirty days before the election for which the ballot is first requested. Section 2. The effective date.
S631 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
631
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- 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 requests for absentee
ballots
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the
election law, as separately amended by chapters 97 and 104 of the laws
of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
(d) The board of elections shall mail an absentee ballot to every
qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such
an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a letter,
telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from
which the writing is sent or other written instrument, which is signed
by the voter and received by the board of elections not [earlier than
the thirtieth day nor] later than the seventh day before the election
for which the ballot is first requested and which states the address
where the voter is registered and the address to which the ballot is to
be mailed; provided, however, a military voter may request a military
ballot or voter registration application or an absentee ballot applica-
tion in a letter as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of
this chapter; and provided further, a special federal voter may request
a special federal ballot or voter registration application or an absen-
tee ballot application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of subdi-
vision one of section 11-202 of this chapter. The board of elections
shall enclose with such ballot a form of application for absentee ballot
if the applicant is registered with such board of elections.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06368-01-1
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