Senate Bill S6395A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides an online absentee ballot tracking system

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4186 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S6395 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4186
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-414, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5416
2017-2018: S5184
2019-2020: S2768, A10724

2021-S6395 - Summary

Provides an online absentee ballot tracking system to allow a voter who has submitted an application for an absentee ballot to track the status of an absentee application and an absentee ballot on the state board or local board website.

2021-S6395 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6395 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6395
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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  providing  an  online
   absentee ballot tracking system
 
   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. ONLINE ABSENTEE BALLOT TRACKING SYSTEM. 1. THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND  MAINTAIN AN ELECTRONIC ABSENTEE BALLOT
 TRACKING SYSTEM. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY
 THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, EACH LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL  MAIN-
 TAIN  AN  ABSENTEE  BALLOT  TRACKING  SYSTEM  INTEGRATED  WITH THE STATE
 BOARD'S SYSTEM TO ALLOW A VOTER WHO HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR  AN
 ABSENTEE  BALLOT  TO  TRACK THE STATUS OF AN ABSENTEE APPLICATION AND AN
 ABSENTEE BALLOT ON THE STATE BOARD OR LOCAL BOARD WEBSITE.
   2. SUCH WEBSITE SHALL NOT REQUIRE USERS TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT BUT SHALL
 REQUIRE VERIFICATION THAT THE USER IS ACCESSING HIS OR  HER  OWN  RECORD
 THROUGH  THE  INCLUSION  OF  DATA IDENTIFYING THE VOTER AND THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS AT WHICH THE VOTER IS REGISTERED, AND  ANY  OTHER  INFORMATION
 REQUIRED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
   3.  THE  BALLOT  TRACKING  SYSTEM  SHALL  INDICATE TO THE VOTER IF THE
 BOARD:
   (A) RECEIVED SUCH VOTER'S APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT;
   (B) APPROVED OR REJECTED SUCH APPLICATION AND, IF REJECTED,  AN  INDI-
 CATION OF THE REASON FOR SUCH REJECTION;
   (C)  MAILED OR DELIVERED AN ABSENTEE BALLOT TO SUCH VOTER, THE DATE OF
 SUCH MAILING OR DELIVERY, AND THE EXPECTED DATE OF RECEIPT;
   (D) RECEIVED THE BALLOT BACK AS UNDELIVERABLE;
   (E) RECEIVED SUCH VOTER'S COMPLETED ABSENTEE BALLOT;
   (F) DETERMINED THE BALLOT ENVELOPE WAS SUBJECT TO A CURE; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S6395A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4186
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-414, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5416
2017-2018: S5184
2019-2020: S2768, A10724

2021-S6395A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an online absentee ballot tracking system to allow a voter who has submitted an application for an absentee ballot to track the status of an absentee application and an absentee ballot on the state board or local board website.

2021-S6395A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6395A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6395--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to providing an online
   absentee ballot tracking system

   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. ONLINE ABSENTEE BALLOT TRACKING SYSTEM. 1. THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN  AN  ELECTRONIC  ABSENTEE  BALLOT
 TRACKING SYSTEM. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY
 THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, EACH LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAIN-
 TAIN AN ABSENTEE  BALLOT  TRACKING  SYSTEM  INTEGRATED  WITH  THE  STATE
 BOARD'S  SYSTEM,  AND  WHICH  MAY  BE  INTEGRATED WITH THE UNITED STATES
 POSTAL SERVICE TRACKING SYSTEM, TO ALLOW A VOTER WHO  HAS  SUBMITTED  AN
 APPLICATION  FOR  AN  ABSENTEE BALLOT TO TRACK THE STATUS OF AN ABSENTEE
 APPLICATION AND AN ABSENTEE BALLOT ON THE STATE  BOARD  OR  LOCAL  BOARD
 WEBSITE.
   2. SUCH WEBSITE SHALL NOT REQUIRE USERS TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT BUT SHALL
 REQUIRE  VERIFICATION  THAT  THE USER IS ACCESSING HIS OR HER OWN RECORD
 THROUGH THE INCLUSION OF DATA IDENTIFYING THE VOTER  AND  THE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  AT  WHICH  THE VOTER IS REGISTERED, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION
 REQUIRED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
   3. THE BALLOT TRACKING SYSTEM SHALL  INDICATE  TO  THE  VOTER  IF  THE
 BOARD:
   (A) RECEIVED SUCH VOTER'S APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT;
   (B)  APPROVED  OR REJECTED SUCH APPLICATION AND, IF REJECTED, AN INDI-
 CATION OF THE REASON FOR SUCH REJECTION;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05765-04-1
              

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