Assembly Bill A3662

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the hours for voting

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A3662 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3647
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-100, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8606, S7185
2013-2014: A1591, S3380

2015-A3662 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the hours for voting in special elections.

2015-A3662 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3662

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. TENNEY, McDONOUGH, LALOR, FINCH -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  BARCLAY, BLANKENBUSH, CERETTO,  CROUCH,  HAWLEY,
  PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to hours for voting

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 8-100  of
the  election law is designated paragraph (a) and a new paragraph (b) is
added to read as follows:
  (B) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  IF  A  SPECIAL
ELECTION  IS  HELD  ON  THE  SAME  DATE  AS A PRIMARY ELECTION, ANY POLL
LOCATED WITHIN THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE SPECIAL  ELECTION  SHALL
BE  OPEN FROM SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING UNTIL NINE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT FOR
ALL VOTING, REGARDLESS IF IT IS FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION OR THE  SPECIAL
ELECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07213-01-5

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