Bill Text: NY S03342 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that a postpaid business reply envelope for the return to the board of elections of a voted absentee ballot be provided with each absentee ballot which is mailed to an applicant for an absentee ballot.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-17 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S03342 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S03342-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3342
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 17, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing that a  post-
         paid  business reply envelope for the return to the board of elections
         of a voted absentee ballot be provided with each absentee ballot which
         is mailed to an applicant for such ballot
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  8-402 of the election law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
    3    8. THE BOARD SHALL ENCLOSE WITH EACH  ABSENTEE  BALLOT  MAILED  TO  AN
    4  APPLICANT A POSTPAID BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPE FOR THE RETURN TO IT OF THE
    5  VOTED ABSENTEE BALLOT OF SUCH APPLICANT.
    6    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07050-01-1