Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to election law |
Jan 07, 2009 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A201
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CAMARA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Hakeem Jeffries
Michael Gianaris
Keith L.T. Wright
Audrey Pheffer
multi-Sponsors
Phil Boyle
Richard Gottfried
Susan John
Barbara Lifton
2009-A201 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A201 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 201 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA, JEFFRIES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing early voting at primary and general elections THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 8 of the election law is amended by adding a new title 6 to read as follows: TITLE VI EARLY VOTING SECTION 8-600. EARLY VOTING IN PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS. 8-602. APPLICATION FOR EARLY VOTING. 8-604. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS; POWERS AND DUTIES OF. S 8-600. EARLY VOTING IN PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS. 1. ON AND AFTER THE FOURTEENTH DAY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF EVERY PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTION, EACH BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE CONDUCTING OF EARLY VOTING. SUCH VOTING SHALL BE CONDUCTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND AT SUCH ALTERNATIVE POLLING PLACES DESIGNATED BY SUCH BOARD. EARLY VOTING SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE DURING SUCH FOURTEEN DAY PERIOD, EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR EARLY VOTING FROM 8LABOR A.M. UNTIL 4LABOR P.M. AND THE ALTERNATIVE POLLING PLACES SHALL BE OPEN FOR EARLY VOTING DURING SUCH HOURS AND DAYS AS SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. 2. A REGISTERED VOTER MAY PARTICIPATE IN EARLY VOTING UPON COMPLETION AND FILING OF AN APPLICATION THEREFOR WITH THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS HOLD- ING HIS OR HER VOTER REGISTRATION. 3. THE CONDUCT OF EARLY VOTING SHALL BE MONITORED AND ADMINISTERED BY TWO PERSONS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, WITH ONE SUCH PERSON FROM EACH OF THE MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES. SUCH VOTING SHALL CONFORM WITH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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