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Jan 23, 2023 | referred to election law |
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Michael J. Norris
A1966 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1966 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GOODELL -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting ballot harvesting 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 8-416 to read as follows: § 8-416. BALLOT HARVESTING PROHIBITED. 1. IT SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL PRACTICE FOR ANY PERSON TO ENGAGE IN BALLOT HARVESTING. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, BALLOT HARVESTING SHALL INCLUDE: (A) THE MAKING OR SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-400 OF THIS ARTICLE, ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER VOTER, UNLESS DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION; AND (B) THE COLLECTION, DISTRIBUTION OR SUBMISSION TO A BOARD OF ELECTIONS, OF VOTED OR UNVOTED ABSENTEE BALLOTS, UNLESS DONE IN ACCORD- ANCE WITH SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. 2. A PERSON MAY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER VOTER, IF THE VOTER HAS SIGNED THE ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICA- TION, AND IF: (A) THE PERSON SUBMITTING SUCH APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT ON BEHALF OF THE OTHER VOTER, IS A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE OTHER VOTER, WITHIN THREE DEGREES OF CONSANGUINITY; OR (B) A VOTER HAS EXECUTED A SIGNED, WRITTEN, NOTARIZED CONSENT, NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE APPLICATION, AUTHORIZING THE PERSON SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT TO DO SO ON THE VOTER'S BEHALF, AND SUCH PERSON SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT ON SUCH OTHER VOTER'S BEHALF ALSO FILES SUCH SIGNED, WRITTEN, NOTARIZED CONSENT WITH THE LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTING SUCH APPLICATION FOR THE ABSENTEE BALLOT, AND SUCH PERSON SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT ON THE OTHER VOTER'S EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03784-01-3