Senate Bill S6086

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to extending hours for voting in Dutchess county

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8086 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S6086 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8086
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-100, El L

2017-S6086 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends hours for voting in Dutchess county from 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm to 6:00 am - 9:00 pm.

2017-S6086 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6086 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6086
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- 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 extending polling hours
   in Dutchess county
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section 8-100 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 335 of the laws  of  2000,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2. Polls shall be open for voting during the following hours: a prima-
 ry  election from twelve o'clock noon until nine o'clock in the evening,
 except in the city of New York and  the  counties  of  Nassau,  Suffolk,
 Westchester,  Rockland,  Orange,  Putnam, DUTCHESS and Erie, and in such
 city or county from six o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock in the
 evening; the general election from six o'clock in the morning until nine
 o'clock in the evening; a special election called by the governor pursu-
 ant to the public officers law, and, except  as  otherwise  provided  by
 law,  every  other  election, from six o'clock in the morning until nine
 o'clock in the evening.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2018.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11600-01-7

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