Bill Text: NY S08783 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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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

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         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  thirtieth
    13  day  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.
                                                                   LBD16935-04-0
        S. 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.