Bill Text: NY S08832 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 8832

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the canvassing of ballots; repeals provisions of law relating to the counting of ballots and challenges to ballots.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-19 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S08832 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08832-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8832

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 19, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- 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 counting  ballots;  and
          to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 9-110  of  the  election  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  474  of  the  laws  of 2023, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    3. Nothing in this section shall be construed  to  require  or  permit
     5  early vote by mail, absentee or affidavit ballots to be canvassed at the
     6  poll  site  on election day. Such ballots shall be canvassed pursuant to
     7  section 9-209 of this article.
     8    § 2.  Section 9-114 of the election law is REPEALED.
     9    § 3. Section 8-506 of the election law is REPEALED.
    10    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.







         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14534-01-4