Bill Text: NY A05874 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that instructions for voting for multiple candidates for the same office or position shall be in bold faced, ten point type and underlined for the number after the words "vote for any".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-03 - enacting clause stricken [A05874 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A05874-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5874
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 2, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, P. RIVERA, STEVENSON -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the form of election
ballots
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 7-108 of the election law is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 3. In every instance where multiple casting of votes is permitted for
4 two or more candidates for the same office or position, the instruction
5 on the ballot or machine shall read "Vote for any.........", (the blank
6 space to be filled with the number of persons to be nominated for the
7 office or elected to the position). SUCH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE BALLOT OR
8 MACHINE OR ON ANY DISPLAY OR DOCUMENT CONTAINING SUCH INSTRUCTION SHALL
9 BE IN BOLD-FACED, TEN POINT TYPE AND UNDERLINED FOR THE NUMBER AFTER THE
10 WORDS "VOTE FOR ANY" NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE
11 TO THE CONTRARY.
12 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00065-01-1
