Bill Text: NY S04482 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to the number of affidavit ballots to be supplied at polling sites.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S04482 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S04482-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4482
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     April 3, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen. TKACZYK -- 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 the number of affidavit
         ballots to be supplied at polling sites
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  7-106 of the election law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
    3    12. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO  SUPPLY  EACH
    4  POLLING  SITE WITHIN THE COUNTY AFFIDAVIT BALLOTS. THE NUMBER OF AFFIDA-
    5  VIT BALLOTS SUPPLIED TO EACH POLLING SITE SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN FIFTEEN
    6  PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VOTER TURNOUT IN  EACH  ELECTION  DISTRICT  AT  THE
    7  POLLING SITE FOR THE LAST ELECTION OF THAT KIND.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07745-01-3
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