Bill Text: NY S08320 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to absentee voting.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-01 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S08320 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S08320-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8320 IN SENATE May 1, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 2 of the election law, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 321 of the laws 3 of 1988 and paragraph (d) as separately amended by chapters 97 and 104 4 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows: 5 (c) All applications must be [mailed to] received by the board of 6 elections [not] no later than the [seventh] day before the election for 7 which a ballot is first requested [or delivered to such board not later8than the day before such election]. 9 (d) The board of elections shall mail an absentee ballot to every 10 qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such 11 an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing [in a letter,12telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from13which the writing is sent or other written instrument, which is signed14by the voter] (which shall include a letter, telefax or other written 15 instrument) containing the signature of the voter and received by the 16 board of elections not earlier than the thirtieth day nor later than the 17 [seventh] day before the election for which the ballot is first 18 requested and which states the address where the voter is registered and 19 the address to which the ballot is to be mailed; provided, however, a 20 military voter may request a military ballot or voter registration 21 application or an absentee ballot application in a letter as provided in 22 subdivision three of section 10-106 of this chapter; and provided 23 further, a special federal voter may request a special federal ballot or 24 voter registration application or an absentee ballot application in a 25 letter as provided in paragraph d of subdivision one of section 11-202 26 of this chapter. The board of elections shall enclose with such ballot a 27 form of application for absentee ballot if the applicant is registered 28 with such board of elections. 29 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09094-01-7