STATE OF NEW YORK
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2687
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 24, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to ballots for absentee
voters
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 7-122 of the
2 election law, as amended by chapter 234 of the laws of 1976, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 (a) Ballots for absentee voters shall be, as nearly as practicable, in
5 the same form as those to be voted in the district on election day, if
6 any, except [that ballots for primary elections shall omit the party
7 position of ward, town, city or county committee and except further]
8 that such ballots need not have a stub, and shall have the words "Absen-
9 tee Ballot", endorsed thereon.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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