Assembly Bill A9007

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to canvass of ballots cast by certain voters

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7178 - On Floor Calendar

  • 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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2019-A9007 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7178
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-209, El L (as proposed in S.3045-B & A.1320-A)

2019-A9007 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to canvass of ballots cast by certain voters.

2019-A9007 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9007
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to canvass of ballots cast
   by certain voters
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (v) of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  2  of
 section  9-209 of the election law, as added by a chapter of the laws of
 2019 amending the election law relating to canvass of  ballots  cast  by
 certain  voters,  as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3045-B and
 A. 1320-A, is amended to read as follows:
   (v) If the board of elections determines that a person was entitled to
 vote at such election, the board shall cast and canvass such  ballot  if
 such board finds that the voter substantially complied with the require-
 ments  of this chapter. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, SUBSTANTIALLY
 COMPLIED SHALL MEAN THE BOARD  CAN  DETERMINE  THE  VOTER'S  ELIGIBILITY
 BASED ON THE STATEMENT OF THE AFFIANT OR RECORDS OF THE BOARD.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2019 amending the election law relat-
 ing to canvass of ballots cast by certain voters, as proposed in  legis-
 lative bills numbers S. 3045-B and A. 1320-A, takes effect.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02909-06-0

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