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Jan 14, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S1946
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2011-S1946 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง8-412, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S898
2011-S1946 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the board of elections to cause absentee ballots received by it by common carrier to be cast and counted provided such ballot was sent not later than the day before the election and received by such board of elections not later than seven days following the day of election.
2011-S1946 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1946 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to absentee ballots PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Authorizes absentee ballots sent by any common carrier to be counted. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Authorizes the board of elections to count an absentee ballot which is sent by common carrier. JUSTIFICATION: Under current law absentee ballots which are mailed must be postmarked no later than the day prior to the election and received no later than seven days following the election in order to be counted by the board of elections. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None. EFFECTIVE DATE:
2011-S1946 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1946 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- 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. Subdivision 1 of section 8-412 of the election law, as amended by chapter 155 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: 1. The board of elections shall cause all absentee ballots received by it before the close of the polls on election day and all ballots contained in envelopes showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country's postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States govern- ment, OR OF A COMMON CARRIER with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before election and received by such board of elections not later than seven days following the day of election to be cast and counted except that the absentee ballot of a voter who requested such ballot by letter, rather than application, shall not be counted unless a valid application form, signed by such voter, is received by the board of elections with such ballot. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07082-01-1
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