Assembly Actions -
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Mar 21, 2018 |
referred to elections delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 03, 2018 |
ordered to third reading cal.492 returned to assembly died in senate |
Jun 14, 2017 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 11, 2017 |
advanced to third reading cal.358 |
May 09, 2017 |
reported |
Mar 29, 2017 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A7009
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
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
co-Sponsors
Michael Blake
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Sandy Galef
Ellen C. Jaffee
multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Steven Englebright
Andrew Hevesi
2017-A7009 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5741
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §11-306, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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A219, S3232
2017-A7009 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7009 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 29, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, BLAKE, DINOWITZ, GALEF, JAFFEE, M. G. MILLER, ROSENTHAL, ZEBROWSKI, CROUCH, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ENGLEBRIGHT, HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to mailing special ballots for victims of domestic violence THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 11-306 of the election law, as amended by chapter 163 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 1. A voter may deliver to the board of elections, IN PERSON OR BY MAIL, at any time during the period in which absentee ballot applica- tions may be delivered, a signed written statement swearing or affirm- ing: (a) that he or she is the victim of domestic violence; (b) that he or she has left his or her residence because of such violence; and (c) that because of the threat of physical or emotional harm to himself or herself or to family or household members, he or she wishes to cast a special ballot in the next election. The statement must include the voter's address of registration. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL MAIL A SPECIAL BALLOT TO EVERY QUALIFIED VOTER ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH A BALLOT WHO REQUESTS TO CAST SUCH BALLOT BY MAIL, WHOSE STATEMENT IS RECEIVED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS NOT EARLIER THAN THE THIRTIETH DAY NOR LATER THAN THE SEVENTH DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION FOR WHICH THE BALLOT IS REQUESTED AND WHICH STATES THE ADDRESS TO WHICH THE BALLOT IS TO BE MAILED. The board of elections shall permit such a voter to cast a special ballot at an office of such board of elections [not earlier than one week before the election and] not later than the close of the polls on election day, OR BY MAIL WITHIN THE SAME TIME AND IN THE SAME MANNER EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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