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Senate Bill S1916
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, Ind, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections 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
(D) Senate District
2009-S1916 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง8-400, El L
2009-S1916 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1916 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to absentee ballots PURPOSE : Would eliminate the "reason for your absence" requirement on absentee ballots. Removes the requirement to explain reason for availability or inability to vote at the polling site on election day when requesting an absentee ballot and application. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of the election law Section 2 amends paragraph c of subdivision 3 of 8-400 of the election law Section 3 amends subdivision 4 of section 8-400 of the election law Section 4 effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Much of the information that is required on the absentee ballot application is private. and serves no administrative purpose. This information could put the voter or his or her property at risk because
2009-S1916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1916 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 9, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MORAHAN, DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to absentee ballots THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 3 and 4 of section 8-400 of the election law, the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 359 of the laws of 1989, subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 234 of the laws of 1976, paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 as added by chapter 373 of the laws of 1986, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 163 of the laws of 1985, are amended to read as follows: 1. A qualified voter may vote as an absentee voter under this chapter if, on the occurrence of any village election conducted by the board of elections, primary election, special election, general election or New York city community school board district or city of Buffalo school district election, he [will] OR SHE EXPECTS TO be: (a) [unavoidably] absent from the county of his OR HER residence, or, if a resident of the city of New York absent from said city[, because his duties, occupation, business, or studies require him to be elsewhere on the day of election]; or (b) [absent from such county or city because he is on vacation else- where on the day of election; or (c)] unable to appear personally at the polling place of the election district in which he OR SHE is a qualified voter because of illness or physical disability[, whether permanent or temporary, or because he will be or is a patient in a hospital] OR DUTIES RELATED TO THE CARE OF ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ILL OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED; or [(d) he is a person entitled to a ballot because he is a qualified voter registered as] (C) an inmate or patient of a veteran's adminis- tration hospital; or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01665-01-9
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