Bill Text: NY S07845 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Extends provisions relating to electronic absentee ballot applications until April 1, 2022; bumps the effectiveness to April 1, 2022.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-02-24 - SIGNED CHAP.132 [S07845 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S07845-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7845

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 12, 2022
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend chapter 249 of the laws of 2021, amending  the  election
          law  relating  to  electronic  applications  for  absentee ballots, in
          relation to the effectiveness thereof; and to amend a chapter  of  the
          laws  of  2021,  amending the election law relating to establishing an
          electronic absentee ballot application transmittal system, as proposed
          in legislative bills numbers S. 6482-B and A. 6970-A, in  relation  to
          the effectiveness thereof

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 5 of the  general
     2  construction  law,  the  provisions of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of
     3  section 8-400 of the election law are hereby revived and shall  continue
     4  in  full  force  and  effect  as such provisions existed on December 30,
     5  2021.
     6    § 2. Section 2 of chapter 249  of  the  laws  of  2021,  amending  the
     7  election  law  relating to electronic applications for absentee ballots,
     8  is amended to read as follows:
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    10  deemed repealed on [December 31, 2021] April 1, 2022.
    11    § 3. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws of 2021, amending the election
    12  law  relating  to establishing an electronic absentee ballot application
    13  transmittal system, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.  6482-B
    14  and A. 6970-A, is amended to read as follows:
    15    §  3.  This  act shall take effect [January] April 1, 2022.  Effective
    16  immediately, the state board of elections shall be authorized to promul-
    17  gate any rules or regulations required to carry out  the  provisions  of
    18  this act prior to such effective date.
    19    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10858-07-2