assembly Bill A1364

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the time period during which absentee ballots shall be mailed or delivered after an application for such ballot is received by the board of elections

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Jan 17, 2023 referred to election law

A1364 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1501
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-406, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8917
2021-2022: A9376, S516

A1364 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the time period during which absentee ballots shall be mailed or delivered after an application for such ballot is received by the board of elections.

A1364 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1364
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the time period during
   which absentee ballots shall be mailed or delivered after an  applica-
   tion for such ballot is received by the board of elections

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 8-406  of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  section  2 of part HH of chapter 55 of the laws of 2022, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. If the board shall find that the applicant is a qualified voter  of
 the  election  district containing his OR HER residence as stated in his
 OR HER statement and that his OR HER statement is sufficient, it  shall,
 as  soon  as practicable after it shall have determined his OR HER right
 thereto, mail to him OR HER at an address designated by him OR  HER,  or
 deliver  to  him OR HER, or to any person designated for such purpose in
 writing by him OR HER, at the office of  the  board,  such  an  absentee
 voter's ballot or set of ballots and an envelope therefor.  SUCH MAILING
 OR   DELIVERY   AT   THE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS  SHALL OCCUR NO LATER THAN
 THE FORTY-SIXTH DAY BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION  IF  THE  APPLICATION
 WAS RECEIVED BY THE  BOARD  AT  LEAST SIXTY  DAYS  BEFORE THE DAY OF THE
 ELECTION;  AND  IF  THE  APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED BY THE BOARD AFTER THE
 SIXTIETH  DAY  BEFORE  THE  DAY  OF  THE ELECTION,  BUT   NO LATER  THAN
 THE FORTY-SIXTH DAY BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ELECTION, THE BOARD SHALL MAIL
 OR  DELIVER AT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  THE ABSENTEE BALLOT NO LATER THAN
 THE FORTY-SECOND DAY BEFORE THE DAY OF  THE  ELECTION;    AND    IF  THE
 APPLICATION  WAS  RECEIVED BY THE BOARD AFTER THE FORTY-SIXTH DAY BEFORE
 THE DAY OF THE ELECTION, BUT NO  LATER  THAN  THE THIRTIETH  DAY  BEFORE
 THE DAY OF THE ELECTION, THE BOARD SHALL MAIL OR DELIVER AT THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS THE ABSENTEE BALLOT WITHIN  FOUR  DAYS OF RECEIVING THE ABSEN-
 TEE  BALLOT  APPLICATION;  AND  IF THE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED   BY THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03094-01-3