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Senate Bill S2306
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 20th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
(D) 11th Senate District
2023-S2306 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §8-400, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2019-2020:
S7979
2021-2022: S306
2023-S2306 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2306 SPONSOR: MYRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to improving the issuing of absentee ballots PURPOSE: Modifies absentee ballot application process to allow for requests and responses for absentee ballots to be made up until the day before an election. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of 2 the election law, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 321 of the laws of 1988 and paragraph (d) as amended by chapter 138 of the laws of 2020, which require that an application for an absentee ballot be received by the board of elections no later than the day before the election for which the voter is requesting an absentee ballot.
2023-S2306 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2306 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, SEPULVEDA, STAVISKY -- 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 improving the issuing of absentee ballots THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the election law, as separately amended by chapters 273 and 746 of the laws of 2021, are amended to read as follows: (c) All applications requesting an absentee ballot by mail or through the electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system must be received by the board of elections not later than the [fifteenth] day before the election for which a ballot is first requested. [Applications for an absentee ballot that will be delivered in person at the board of elections to the voter or to an agent of the voter must be received by such board not later than the day before such election.] (d) The board of elections shall mail an absentee ballot to every qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a letter, telefax OR OTHER WRITTEN INSTRUMENT CONTAINING A SIGNATURE OF THE VOTER indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from which the writing is sent or other written instrument, [or an electronic application submitted by the voter through the electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system established by the state board of elections,] which is signed by the voter and received by the board of elections not EARLIER THAN THE THIRTIETH DAY, IF SAID ABSENTEE BALLOTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED OR IMMEDIATELY UPON THEIR RECEIPT BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, NOR later than the [fifteenth] day before the election for which the ballot is first requested and which states the address where the voter is registered and the address to which the ballot is to be EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04067-01-3
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