Bill Text: NY A06177 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6177 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An act to amend the election law, in relation to affidavit ballots

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to election law [A06177 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A06177-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6177
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 26, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Election Law
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to affidavit ballots
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new  section  8-318
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  8-318. AFFIDAVIT BALLOTS. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ESTAB-
    4  LISH REASONABLE PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THE TIMELY PROCESSING AND  COUNTING
    5  OF AFFIDAVIT BALLOTS, INCLUDING:
    6    1.  STANDARDS FOR TIMELY PROCESSING AND COUNTING TO ASSURE THAT, AFTER
    7  THE CONCLUSION OF THE AFFIDAVIT VOTE COUNT, PARTIES AND  CANDIDATES  MAY
    8  HAVE  FULL,  TIMELY,  AND  EFFECTIVE RECOURSE TO THE RECOUNT AND CONTEST
    9  PROCEDURES; AND
   10    2. STANDARDS FOR THE INFORMED PARTICIPATION OF CANDIDATES AND  PARTIES
   11  SUCH AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH REASONABLE PROCEDURES TO PROTECT THE SECURI-
   12  TY,  CONFIDENTIALITY, AND INTEGRITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED IN
   13  THE COURSE OF THE PROCESSING AND COUNTING OF AFFIDAVIT BALLOTS.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05006-01-9