Bill Text: NY A08393 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to voter notification of special elections; provides such notice be posted on the board of elections website at least two weeks prior to such election.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-18 - RECOMMITTED TO RULES [A08393 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8393
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      June 13, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Election Law
        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to voter  notification  of
          special elections
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 4-120 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
     2  new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
     3    4. In addition to the requirements of subdivision one of this section,
     4  the  board  of elections shall, not later than ten nor more than fifteen
     5  days before a special election, mail, by first class mail, to each voter
     6  eligible to vote in an election district at  such  special  election,  a
     7  notice  setting  forth  the day of the special election, the location of
     8  the polling place for such special election, and the public officers  to
     9  be voted for at such special election. The board of elections shall also
    10  make such voter information available on their website.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11880-01-7