Assembly Bill A5626

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for absentee voting for municipalities, school and fire districts on local elections

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A5626 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3698

2009-A5626 - Summary

Provides for absentee voting for municipalities, school and fire districts on local elections.

2009-A5626 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5626

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. MOLINARO, CROUCH, MILLER, COLTON, ERRIGO, KOLB,
  HAWLEY, CALHOUN, ALFANO, KAVANAGH, FINCH, TOBACCO  --  Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of  A.  DUPREY,  GIGLIO, McKEVITT, QUINN, REILLY, SAYWARD,
  TEDISCO, THIELE, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
  Election Law

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:

  Section 1. Section 8-400 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A QUALIFIED VOTER IN
ANY VILLAGE, TOWN OR CITY MAY VOTE IN ANY SPECIAL ELECTION OR ON A LOCAL
REFERENDUM OR ANY QUALIFIED VOTER OF A SCHOOL OR FIRE DISTRICT MAY  VOTE
IN  ANY  DISTRICT  ELECTION  OR ON A LOCAL REFERENDUM BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SECTION.  THE  LIST  OF  REGISTERED
VOTERS  IF  SO  REQUESTED BY THE VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT OR
FIRE DISTRICT SHALL BE FURNISHED BY THE RESPECTIVE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS
AND NEED NOT BE COMPILED BY THE AFORESAID VOTING UNIT.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07132-01-9

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2009-A5626A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3698

2009-A5626A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for absentee voting for municipalities, school and fire districts on local elections.

2009-A5626A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A5626A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5626--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MOLINARO, CROUCH, J. MILLER, COLTON, ERRIGO,
  KOLB, HAWLEY, CALHOUN, ALFANO, KAVANAGH, FINCH, TOBACCO -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. DUPREY, GIGLIO, JORDAN, McKEVITT, QUINN,  REILLY,
  SAYWARD, TEDISCO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Election  Law  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on Election Law in
  accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

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:

  Section  1.  Section  8-400 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
  11. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A QUALIFIED  VOTER  IN
ANY  VILLAGE,  TOWN,  CITY,  OR  SCHOOL OR FIRE DISTRICT MAY VOTE IN ANY
SPECIAL ELECTION, DISTRICT ELECTION  OR  LOCAL  REFERENDUM  BY  ABSENTEE
BALLOT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07132-03-0

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