Senate Bill S3135

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to ballots for absentee voters

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2687 - 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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2019-S3135 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2687
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7-122, El L

2019-S3135 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to ballots for absentee voters.

2019-S3135 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3135 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3135
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- 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  ballots  for  absentee
   voters
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1  of  section  7-122  of  the
 election  law, as amended by chapter 234 of the laws of 1976, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) Ballots for absentee voters shall be, as nearly as practicable, in
 the same form as those to be voted in the district on election  day,  if
 any,  except  [that  ballots  for primary elections shall omit the party
 position of ward, town, city or county  committee  and  except  further]
 that such ballots need not have a stub, and shall have the words "Absen-
 tee Ballot", endorsed thereon.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08901-01-9

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