Senate Bill S7721

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to absentee voting in nursing homes and senior citizen residences

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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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2015-S7721 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3119
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-407, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8033
2011-2012: S2347
2013-2014: S3366, A6775
2017-2018: S2151, A5464
2019-2020: S2794, A3948
2021-2022: S5860
2023-2024: S3025

2015-S7721 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to absentee voting in nursing homes and senior citizen residences; board of inspectors shall deliver and help complete applications for absentee ballots to residents of such facilities.

2015-S7721 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7721

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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  voting  in
  nursing homes and senior citizen residences

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 8-407  of  the  election  law,  as
added  by chapter 296 of the laws of 1988, is amended and a new subdivi-
sion 10-a is added to read as follows:
  5. The board of elections shall deliver to each  board  of  inspectors
all the absentee ballots in the custody of such board of elections which
are addressed to residents of the facilities which such board of inspec-
tors  is  assigned  to attend, together with AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLY OF THE
APPROPRIATE ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR THE  ELECTION  DISTRICT  IN  WHICH  THE
FACILITY  IS LOCATED, ABSENTEE BALLOT ENVELOPES, APPLICATIONS FOR ABSEN-
TEE BALLOTS, one or more portable voting booths of a  type  approved  by
the  state  board  of elections and such other supplies as such board of
inspectors will require to discharge its duties properly.
  10-A. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 8-402 OF  THIS  TITLE,
THE  BOARD  OF  INSPECTORS  SHALL DELIVER AN APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE
BALLOT TO ANY RESIDENT OF SUCH FACILITY FOR WHOM IT  DOES  NOT  HAVE  AN
ABSENTEE  BALLOT  AND  WHO  REQUESTS  SUCH  AN APPLICATION. THE BOARD OF
INSPECTORS SHALL ASSIST ANY SUCH RESIDENT  WHO  REQUESTS  ASSISTANCE  TO
COMPLETE  SUCH  APPLICATION. UPON RECEIVING A COMPLETED APPLICATION FROM
ANY RESIDENT WHO IS REGISTERED TO VOTE AT THE  FACILITY,  THE  BOARD  OF
INSPECTORS  SHALL FORTHWITH DELIVER AN ABSENTEE BALLOT AND BALLOT ENVEL-
OPE TO SUCH VOTER IN THE  MANNER  PRESCRIBED  BY  THIS  SECTION.    WITH
RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF ANY RESIDENT OF THE FACILITY WHO IS REGIS-
TERED  TO VOTE FROM AN ELECTION DISTRICT OTHER THAN THE ONE IN WHICH THE
FACILITY IS LOCATED, THE BOARD OF INSPECTORS, IF  IT  DOES  NOT  HAVE  A
SUPPLY OF THE APPROPRIATE BALLOT, SHALL FORTHWITH OBTAIN THE APPROPRIATE
BALLOT  FROM THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND DELIVER SUCH BALLOT AND ENVELOPE
TO SUCH VOTER IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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