Assembly Bill A1177

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to ballots submitted in envelopes that are sealed and have no indication of tampering

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Current Bill Status - 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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2023-A1177 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6195
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-209, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10746, S8369
2021-2022: A1084, S327

2023-A1177 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to ballots submitted in envelopes that are sealed with tape, paste or any other binding agent or device and have no indication of tampering.

2023-A1177 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1177
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to ballots submitted in
   envelopes that are sealed with tape, paste or any other binding  agent
   or device and have no indication of tampering

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 3  of  section  9-209  of  the
 election law, as added by chapter 763 of the laws of 2021, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (g) Ballot envelopes are not invalid and do not require a cure if: (i)
 a ballot envelope is undated or has the wrong date, provided it is post-
 marked  on  or  prior to election day or is otherwise received timely by
 the board of elections; (ii) the  voter  signed  or  marked  the  ballot
 affirmation  envelope  at  a place on the envelope other than the desig-
 nated signature line; (iii) a voter used a combination of  ink  (of  any
 color)  or  pencil to complete the ballot envelope; (iv) papers found in
 the ballot envelope with the ballot are  materials  from  the  board  of
 elections,  such  as instructions or an application sent by the board of
 elections; (v) an extrinsic mark or tear on the ballot envelope  appears
 to  be  there as a result of the ordinary course of mailing or transmit-
 tal; [or] (vi) THE BALLOT ENVELOPE IS SEALED USING TAPE,  PASTE  OR  ANY
 OTHER  BINDING  AGENT OR DEVICE AND THERE IS NO INDICATION OF TAMPERING;
 OR (VII) the ballot envelope is partially unsealed but there is no abil-
 ity to access the ballot.
   § 2. This act  shall  take  effect  immediately  and  shall  apply  to
 elections occurring on or after such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02128-01-3

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