Bill Text: NY A10389 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to write-in votes on election ballots; removes certain technical criteria of such ballots.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-23 - referred to election law [A10389 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A10389-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10389
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 23, 2010
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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 write-in votes; and to
         repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (f)  of  subdivision 2 of section 7-122 of the
    2  election law is REPEALED and paragraphs (g) and (h) are relettered para-
    3  graphs (f) and (g).
    4    S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 7-122 of the election law, as  added  by
    5  chapter 352 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
    6    3.  The  board of elections shall deliver to each voter, together with
    7  each ballot which is marked with a  writing  instrument,  an  instrument
    8  whose  markings  can  be  read  by such machines [and together with each
    9  ballot in which holes are punched, an instrument suitable  for  punching
   10  the necessary holes in such ballot].
   11    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15731-01-0