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May 01, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S7167
2013-2014 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
2013-S7167 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9243
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง9-209, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S1136, A220
2017-2018: S1577
2013-S7167 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7167 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to amending the required time to commence counting of absentee ballots PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of the bill is to require Boards of Elections to promptly begin counting absentee ballots in a general, primary or special election SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 9-209 of the Election Law by requiring Boards of Elections to begin absentee ballot counting no later than 48 hours after the close of polls for ballots received on or before the day preceding Election Day. Ballots received on Election Day or within 7 days of Election Day must commence counting by the 8th day after Election Day in the case of a primary, or by the 14th after Election Day in the case of a general or special election. In the event that the 8th day or the 14th day is a weekend or holiday, counting must commence on the next businesses day. Section 2 of the bill sets forth an immediate effective date.
2013-S7167 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7167 I N S E N A T E May 1, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- 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 amending the required time to commence counting of absentee ballots THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 9-209 of the election law, as amended by chapter 104 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: (a) The board of elections shall designate itself or such of its employees as it shall deem appropriate as a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass such ballots, and fix a time and place for their meeting for such purpose, provided that such meeting shall be no more than fourteen days after a general or special election and no more than eight days after a primary election at which such ballots are voted. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL COMMENCE CANVASSING SUCH BALLOTS (I) THAT ARE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE DAY PRECEDING ELECTION DAY BY NO LATER THAN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER THE CLOSE OF POLLS ON ELECTION DAY AND (II) THAT ARE RECEIVED ON ELECTION DAY OR WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF ELECTION DAY IN THE CASE OF A PRIMARY ELECTION OR THIRTEEN DAYS OF ELECTION DAY IN THE CASE OF A GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE EIGHTH DAY FOLLOWING ELECTION DAY IN THE CASE OF A PRIMARY ELECTION OR THE FOURTEENTH DAY IN THE CASE OF A GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION OR ON THE FIRST BUSINESS DAY THEREAFTER IN THE EVENT THAT THE EIGHTH DAY OR THE FOURTEENTH DAY, AS APPLICABLE, AFTER ELECTION DAY IS A WEEKEND DAY OR A HOLIDAY. The board may designate additional sets of poll clerks and if it designates more than one such set shall apportion among all such sets the election districts from which such ballots have been received, provided that all such ballots from a single election district shall be assigned to a single set of clerks, and that each such set shall be divided equally between representatives of the two major political parties. Each such set of clerks shall be deemed a central board of inspectors for purposes of this section. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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