Bill Text: NY S08783 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to requests for absentee ballots; when they may be received.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-08-20 - signed chap.138 [S08783 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S08783-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8783--A IN SENATE July 15, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Elections -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requests for absentee ballots The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the 2 election law, as amended by chapter 91 of the laws of 2020, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 (d) The board of elections shall mail an absentee ballot to every 5 qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, when such voter 6 requests an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a 7 letter, telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax 8 number from which the writing is sent or other written instrument, or an 9 electronic application submitted by the voter by electronic mail or 10 through an electronic transmittal system or web portal established by 11 the state board of elections or city or county board of elections, which 12 is received by the board of elections not [earlier than the thirtieth13day nor] later than the seventh day before the election for which the 14 ballot is first requested and which states the address where the voter 15 is registered and the address to which the ballot is to be mailed; 16 provided, however, a military voter may request a military ballot or 17 voter registration application or an absentee ballot application in a 18 letter as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of this chap- 19 ter; and provided further, a special federal voter may request a special 20 federal ballot or voter registration application or an absentee ballot 21 application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of subdivision one of 22 section 11-202 of this chapter. The board of elections shall enclose 23 with such ballot a form of application for absentee ballot if the appli- 24 cant is registered with such board of elections. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16935-04-0S. 8783--A 2 1 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 2 the amendments to subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the election law 3 made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such 4 subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.