Senate Bill S6733

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to voter notification of special elections

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

  • 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-S6733 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-120, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S211

2017-S6733 - Summary

Relates to voter notification of special elections; provides such notice be posted on the board of elections website not less than two weeks prior to such election.

2017-S6733 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6733 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6733
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to voter  notification  of
   special elections
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 4-120 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
 THE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS SHALL, NOT LATER THAN TEN NOR MORE THAN FIFTEEN
 DAYS BEFORE A SPECIAL ELECTION, MAIL, BY FIRST CLASS MAIL, TO EACH VOTER
 ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN AN ELECTION DISTRICT AT  SUCH  SPECIAL  ELECTION,  A
 NOTICE  SETTING  FORTH  THE DAY OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION, THE LOCATION OF
 THE POLLING PLACE FOR SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION, AND THE PUBLIC OFFICERS  TO
 BE VOTED FOR AT SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ALSO
 MAKE SUCH VOTER INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11880-01-7

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2017-S6733A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-120, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S211

2017-S6733A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to voter notification of special elections; provides such notice be posted on the board of elections website not less than two weeks prior to such election.

2017-S6733A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6733A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6733--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. BENJAMIN, CARLUCCI, KRUEGER, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Elections in
   accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to voter notification of
   special elections
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 4-120 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 359 of the laws  of  1989,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  The board of elections shall publish once in each of the two weeks
 preceding a general election, or a special or village election conducted
 by the board of elections, a notice specifying the day of the  election,
 and  the public officers to be voted for within such county, or any part
 thereof at such election.   THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  SHALL,  AS  SOON  AS
 PRACTICABLE,  BUT NOT LESS THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO ANY SPECIAL ELECTION,
 PROMINENTLY DISPLAY ON ITS WEBSITE THE DATE AND HOURS OF  THE  ELECTION,
 THE  OFFICES TO BE VOTED ON IN THE COUNTY, PART OF A COUNTY, OR THE CITY
 OF NEW YORK, AND A LINK TO ANY POLL SITE INFORMATION  OR  POLL  LOCATION
 TOOLS,  WHERE  AVAILABLE. If constitutional amendments, or questions are
 to be submitted to the voters of the state, the notice shall state  that
 fact  and that a copy of each such amendment or question may be obtained
 at the board of elections, by any voter.  Such publication shall  be  in
 two  newspapers  published  within  the county. If the county contains a
 city or cities, at least one of such newspapers shall  be  published  in
 the city, or the largest city, if there be more than one.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11880-05-8

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