Assembly Bill A5081

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Amends provisions relating to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections

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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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2013-A5081 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3552
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2018-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4315, S3253
2011-2012: A2521, S1553
2015-2016: A5031, S847
2017-2018: A2840, S1058
2019-2020: A1922, S2038

2013-A5081 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections.

2013-A5081 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5081

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GALEF, PAULIN, ORTIZ, SCHIMMINGER, JAFFEE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.   of A. BOYLAND,  CAHILL,  COLTON,  DINOWITZ,
  DUPREY,  FARRELL,  FINCH,  GIGLIO, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, JORDAN, LIFTON,
  MAGEE,  McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT,  RABBITT,  RIVERA,  ROBINSON,   SWEENEY,
  THIELE,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on
  Education

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  applications  for
  absentee ballots for school district elections

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs b, c, d, e, f and g of subdivision 2 of  section
2018-a  of  the  education law, paragraph b as amended by chapter 136 of
the laws of 1991, paragraph c as amended by chapter 26 of  the  laws  of
1994,  paragraph  d  as amended by chapter 72 of the laws of 1988, para-
graphs e and f as added by chapter 219 of the laws of 1978 and paragraph
g as amended by chapter 825 of the laws of 1984, are amended and  a  new
paragraph h, is added to read as follows:
  b.  [(1)  Where  such  duties, occupation, business, or studies are of
such a nature as ordinarily to require such absence, a brief description
of such duties, occupation, business, or studies shall be set  forth  in
such  application.  (2)  Where  such  duties,  occupation,  business, or
studies are not of such a nature as ordinarily to require such  absence,
such  application shall contain a statement of the special circumstances
on account of which such absence is required.
  c. Where the applicant expects in good faith to be absent on  the  day
of  the  election  because he will be on vacation elsewhere on such day,
such application shall also contain the dates upon which he  expects  to
begin  and end such vacation, the place or places where he expects to be
on such vacation, the name and address of his employer, if any,  and  if
self-employed or retired, a statement to that effect.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04498-01-3

              

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