Senate Bill S7178

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to canvass of ballots cast by certain voters

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  • 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-S7178 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9007
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-209, El L (as proposed in S.3045-B & A.1320-A)

2019-S7178 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to canvass of ballots cast by certain voters.

2019-S7178 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7178 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7178
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 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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