Senate Bill S129

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the board of elections to notify absentee voters of the status of their ballot and to correct an unaccepted ballot

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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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2017-S129 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4154
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-412, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4479, A2332
2015-2016: S4249, A2071
2019-2020: S441, A1280
2021-2022: A38
2023-2024: A7952

2017-S129 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the board of elections to establish an electronic system allowing absentee voters to monitor the status of their ballot and to correct an unaccepted ballot.

2017-S129 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S129 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    129
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 requiring the board  of
   elections to notify absentee voters of the status of their ballot

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8-412 of the election law is amended by adding  two
 new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
   3.  THE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  PROVIDE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OR
 ONLINE CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF AN ABSENTEE BALLOT  AND  WHETHER  SUCH
 BALLOT WAS ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD.
   4.  WHEN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS,
 THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE THE VOTER WITH WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION  OR  ONLINE
 CONFIRMATION  THAT  SUCH BALLOT WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE WRITTEN DOCUMENTA-
 TION OR ONLINE CONFIRMATION PROVIDED TO THE VOTER  BY  THE  BOARD  SHALL
 PROVIDE  AN EXPLANATION DETAILING THE REASON WHY THE ABSENTEE BALLOT WAS
 NOT ACCEPTED AND HOW THE BALLOT MAY BE CORRECTED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05599-01-7

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