Assembly Bill A7602

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that absentee ballots shall be retained by the board of elections and canvassed as provided by law

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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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2011-A7602 - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8-412 & 9-209, El L

2011-A7602 - Summary

Provides that absentee ballots shall be retained by the board of elections and canvassed as provided by law.

2011-A7602 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7602

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the retention of absen-
  tee ballots and the canvass of military and absentee ballots

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 8-412 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 155 of the laws  of  1994,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2.  Absentee  ballots  received  by the board of elections [before the
close of the polls on election day from voters whose  applications  were
received  by  such  board  at  least seven days before election day may]
SHALL be  [delivered  to  the  inspectors  of  election  in  the  manner
prescribed  by  this  chapter or] retained at the board of elections and
cast and canvassed pursuant to the provisions of section 9-209  of  this
chapter [as such board shall, in its discretion, determine by resolution
adopted  at  least thirty days before election day. All ballots received
by the board of elections from voters whose applications  were  received
by  such  board  later  than seven days before election day, all ballots
received by such board between election day and the  seventh  day  after
election  day,  and  all federal write-in ballots received from absentee
voters, shall be retained at the board and shall be cast  and  canvassed
in the same manner as other ballots retained by such board].
  S  2.  Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision 2 of section 9-209 of the
election law, as amended by chapter 104 of the laws of 2010 and subpara-
graph (i) of paragraph (a) as amended by chapter  163  of  the  laws  of
2010, are amended to read as follows:
  (a)  (i) Upon assembling at the time and place fixed for such meeting,
each central board of inspectors shall EXAMINE, cast,  and  canvass  the
envelopes  and the ballots therein contained as nearly as practicable in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11540-01-1

              

2011-A7602A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8-412 & 9-209, El L

2011-A7602A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that absentee ballots shall be retained by the board of elections and canvassed as provided by law.

2011-A7602A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7602--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the retention of absen-
  tee ballots and the canvass of military and absentee ballots

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 8-412  of  the  election  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  155  of  the  laws  of 1994, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. Absentee ballots received by the board  of  elections  [before  the
close  of  the polls on election day from voters whose applications were
received by such board at least seven  days  before  election  day  may]
SHALL  be  [delivered  to  the  inspectors  of  election  in  the manner
prescribed by this chapter or] retained at the board  of  elections  and
cast  and  canvassed pursuant to the provisions of section 9-209 of this
chapter [as such board shall, in its discretion, determine by resolution
adopted at least thirty days before election day. All  ballots  received
by  the  board of elections from voters whose applications were received
by such board later than seven days before  election  day,  all  ballots
received  by  such  board between election day and the seventh day after
election day, and all federal write-in ballots  received  from  absentee
voters,  shall  be retained at the board and shall be cast and canvassed
in the same manner as other ballots retained by such board].
  S 2. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision 2 of section 9-209  of  the
election law, as amended by chapter 104 of the laws of 2010 and subpara-
graph  (i)  of  paragraph  (a)  as amended by chapter 163 of the laws of
2010, are amended to read as follows:
  (a) (i) Upon assembling at the time and place fixed for such  meeting,
each  central  board  of inspectors shall EXAMINE, cast, and canvass the
envelopes and the ballots therein contained as nearly as practicable  in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11540-02-1
              

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