NY A03738 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Engrossed on May 11 2009 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-05-17 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
Pending: Senate Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on May 11 2009 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-05-17 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
Pending: Senate Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
To allow blind and visually impaired individuals access to absentee ballots printed in Braille and large-print.
Title
Provides that ballots for all elections shall be made available in braille, upon request of a blind or visually impaired voter; applies to all elections, including school elections; directs the state board of elections, and the commissioner of education, to promulgate rules for the preparation, distribution, casting, and canvass of braille ballots.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2010-05-17 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2010-05-17 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS | |
2010-05-17 | delivered to senate | |
2010-05-17 | passed assembly | |
2010-05-10 | amended on third reading 3738a | |
2010-01-06 | ordered to third reading cal.281 | |
2010-01-06 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |
2010-01-06 | DIED IN SENATE | |
2009-05-11 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS | |
2009-05-11 | delivered to senate | |
2009-05-11 | passed assembly | |
2009-05-07 | advanced to third reading cal.521 | |
2009-05-05 | reported | |
2009-05-05 | reported referred to ways and means | |
2009-01-28 | referred to election law |
Same As/Similar To
S4843 (Same As) 2010-07-01 - PRINT NUMBER 4843A