Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A9385
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KAVANAGH
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
2009-A9385 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9385 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9385 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requir- ing county boards to create systems for processing electronic requests for absentee ballots PURPOSE: This bill modernizes election law by requiring boards of elections to provide an electronic system for voters to apply for absen- tee ballots. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends part (d) subsection 2 of Section 400 of Article VIII of New York's election law to permit requests for an absentee ballot by a communication other than a "letter," and replaces the signature requirement with the requirement that applications be signed or certified. Section 2 amends Section 400 of Article VIII of New York's election law to add a subdivision (11), requiring county boards of elections to offer voters a chance to apply for an absentee ballot by electronic form on the board's website, submitted over a secure connection. It further defines the requirements that such electronic systems should meet to ensure election integrity, and requires boards of elections to notify voters of an unsuccessful application. The new subdivision also provides that the method of the application's communication should affect neither the information requirements of the application, nor be presumed to alter the constitutional or statutory requirements that voters must meet
2009-A9385 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9385 I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring county boards to create systems for processing electronic requests for absentee ballots THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the election law, as amended by chapter 165 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: (d) The board of elections shall mail an absentee ballot to every qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such an absentee ballot from such board of elections in a [letter] COMMUNI- CATION, which is signed AND/OR CERTIFIED by the voter and received by the board of elections not earlier than the thirtieth day nor later than the seventh day before the election for which the ballot is first requested and which states the address where the voter is registered and the address to which the ballot is to be mailed; provided, however, a military voter may request a military ballot in a letter as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of this chapter; and provided further, a special federal voter may request a special federal ballot in a letter as provided in paragraph d of subdivision one of section 11-202 of this chapter. The board of elections shall enclose with such ballot a form of application for absentee ballot. S 2. Section 8-400 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows: 11. (A) THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF EACH COUNTY SHALL ENACT PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS TO ENABLE VOTERS TO REQUEST AND APPLY FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY MEANS OF A FORM SUBMITTED OVER A SECURE INTERNET CONNECTION THROUGH THE WEBSITE OF THE BOARD AND/OR THE COUNTY. (B) ANY ELECTRONIC REQUEST FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT SUBMITTED THROUGH SUCH A WEBSITE SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE AN APPLICATION FOR AN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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