Bill Text: NY S07555 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to absentee voting.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-15 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S07555 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S07555-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7555
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 15, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 absentee voting; and to
         repeal section 7-126 of the  election  law  relating  to  the  use  of
         ballots
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 7-126 of the election law is REPEALED.
    2    S 2. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400  of  the
    3  election  law,  paragraph  (c)  as amended by chapter 321 of the laws of
    4  1988 and paragraph (d) as separately amended by chapters 97 and  104  of
    5  the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
    6    (c)  All  applications  must  be  [mailed to] RECEIVED BY the board of
    7  elections [not] NO later than the [seventh] day before the election  for
    8  which  a ballot is first requested [or delivered to such board not later
    9  than the day before such election].
   10    (d) The board of elections shall mail  an  absentee  ballot  to  every
   11  qualified  voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such
   12  an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a  letter,
   13  telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from
   14  which  the  writing is sent or other written instrument, which is signed
   15  by the voter and received by the board of elections not earlier than the
   16  thirtieth day nor later than the [seventh] day before the  election  for
   17  which  the  ballot is first requested and which states the address where
   18  the voter is registered and the address to which the  ballot  is  to  be
   19  mailed;  provided,  however,  a  military  voter  may request a military
   20  ballot or voter registration application or an absentee ballot  applica-
   21  tion  in  a letter as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of
   22  this chapter; and provided further, a special federal voter may  request
   23  a  special federal ballot or voter registration application or an absen-
   24  tee ballot application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of  subdi-
   25  vision  one  of  section  11-202 of this chapter. The board of elections
   26  shall enclose with such ballot a form of application for absentee ballot
   27  if the applicant is registered with such board of elections.
   28    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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