Senate Bill S7845

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Extends provisions relating to electronic absentee ballot applications

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  • 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-S7845 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8784
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2, Chap 249 of 2021; amd §3, Chap of 2021 (as proposed in S.6482-B and A.6970-A)

2021-S7845 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends provisions relating to electronic absentee ballot applications until April 1, 2022; bumps the effectiveness to April 1, 2022.

2021-S7845 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7845 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7845
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 249 of the laws of 2021, amending  the  election
   law  relating  to  electronic  applications  for  absentee ballots, in
   relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to amend a chapter  of  the
   laws  of  2021,  amending the election law relating to establishing an
   electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system, as proposed
   in legislative bills numbers S. 6482-B and A. 6970-A, in  relation  to
   the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 5 of the  general
 construction  law,  the  provisions of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of
 section 8-400 of the election law are hereby revived and shall  continue
 in  full  force  and  effect  as such provisions existed on December 30,
 2021.
   § 2. Section 2 of chapter 249  of  the  laws  of  2021,  amending  the
 election  law  relating to electronic applications for absentee ballots,
 is amended to read as follows:
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed on [December 31, 2021] APRIL 1, 2022.
   § 3. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending the election
 law  relating  to establishing an electronic absentee ballot application
 transmittal system, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.  6482-B
 and A. 6970-A, is amended to read as follows:
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect [January] APRIL 1, 2022.  Effective
 immediately, the state board of elections shall be authorized to promul-
 gate any rules or regulations required to carry out  the  provisions  of
 this act prior to such effective date.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10858-07-2

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