Senate Bill S7212

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes registered voters to vote in special and general elections at the board of elections, for a period of 14 days before the election

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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-S7212 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9528
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 8 Title VI §§8-600, 8-602, 8-604 & 8-606, El L

2017-S7212 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes registered voters to vote in special and general elections at the board of elections, for a period of 14 days before the election.

2017-S7212 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7212 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7212
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- 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 authorizing  registered
   voters  to  vote at primary and general elections within fourteen days
   of such elections
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Article  8 of the election law is amended by adding a new
 title 6 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE VI
                         EARLY VOTING AT BOARD OF
                                 ELECTIONS
 SECTION 8-600. EARLY VOTING; GENERAL.
         8-602. EARLY VOTING PERIOD.
         8-604. EARLY VOTING PROCEDURE.
         8-606. EARLY VOTING; STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
   § 8-600. EARLY VOTING; GENERAL. A REGISTERED VOTER SHALL BE PERMITTED,
 IN ANY PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION HELD PURSUANT TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER,  TO  VOTE  IN  SUCH  ELECTION AT THE APPROPRIATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS DURING THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD FOR THE ELECTION.
   § 8-602. EARLY VOTING PERIOD. THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD, REQUIRED PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION 8-600 OF THIS TITLE, SHALL BE DURING THE NORMAL  BUSINESS
 HOURS  OF  THE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON EACH DAY THAT IS FOURTEEN OR FEWER
 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION THE REGISTERED VOTER  IS  ENGAGED  IN  VOTING
 EARLY THEREIN.
   §  8-604.  EARLY VOTING PROCEDURE. EACH BOARD OF ELECTIONS, DURING THE
 EARLY VOTING PERIOD PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-602  OF  THIS  TITLE,
 SHALL  PROVIDE  A  BALLOT  TO A REGISTERED VOTER FOR THE ELECTIONS TO BE
 CONDUCTED IN SUCH VOTER'S ELECTION DISTRICT. UPON COMPLETION OF A BALLOT
 BY A REGISTERED VOTER SUCH BALLOT SHALL BE PLACED IN A  SEALED  ENVELOPE
 TO  BE  TRANSMITTED  TO  THE  NORMAL  POLLING PLACE OF SUCH VOTER, TO BE
 OPENED ONLY UPON THE CLOSING OF THE POLLS ON THE  REGULAR  DATE  OF  THE
 PRIMARY  OR  GENERAL  ELECTION,  AND  COUNTED AT THAT TIME. THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS SHALL DULY NOTE EACH VOTER WHO  HAS  VOTED  DURING  THE  EARLY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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