Assembly Bill A5874

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the form of election ballots

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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-A5874 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง7-108, El L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A503

2011-A5874 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that instructions for voting for multiple candidates for the same office or position shall be in bold faced, ten point type and underlined for the number after the words "vote for any".

2011-A5874 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5874

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KAVANAGH, P. RIVERA, STEVENSON -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the  form  of  election
  ballots

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section  7-108  of  the  election  law  is
amended to read as follows:
  3.  In every instance where multiple casting of votes is permitted for
two or more candidates for the same office or position, the  instruction
on  the ballot or machine shall read "Vote for any.........", (the blank
space to be filled with the number of persons to be  nominated  for  the
office  or elected to the position).  SUCH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE BALLOT OR
MACHINE OR ON ANY DISPLAY OR DOCUMENT CONTAINING SUCH INSTRUCTION  SHALL
BE IN BOLD-FACED, TEN POINT TYPE AND UNDERLINED FOR THE NUMBER AFTER THE
WORDS "VOTE FOR ANY" NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE
TO THE CONTRARY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00065-01-1

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