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referred to elections |
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Senate Bill S1977
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2017-S1977 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S1977 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1977
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the election law, in relation to the
number of affidavit ballots to be supplied at polling sites
PURPOSE :
To ensure that the Board of Elections provides enough affidavit
ballots at each polling site.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 requires that the Board of Elections provides enough
affidavit ballots at each polling site. The section defines enough as
at least 15% of the total voter turnout at the polling site for the
last election of the same kind (i.e., general, primary, special).
Section 2 contains the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION :
Voters who encounter a problem with their registration on Election Day
vote using an affidavit ballot. If their registration is later
determined to be valid, their affidavit ballot will be counted. Many
of the voters who use affidavit ballots are the most likely to be
disenfranchised due to language barriers or a lack of familiarity with
2017-S1977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1977
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 11, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, KENNEDY, PERKINS -- 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 the number of affidavit
ballots to be supplied at polling sites
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 7-106 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
12. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY EACH
POLLING SITE WITHIN THE COUNTY AFFIDAVIT BALLOTS. THE NUMBER OF AFFIDA-
VIT BALLOTS SUPPLIED TO EACH POLLING SITE SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN FIFTEEN
PERCENT OF THE TOTAL VOTER TURNOUT IN EACH ELECTION DISTRICT AT THE
POLLING SITE FOR THE LAST ELECTION OF THAT KIND.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00187-01-7
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