Assembly Bill A8610A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring municipalities with the highest population in each county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting

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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-A8610 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6754
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-600, El L

2019-A8610 - Summary

Requires municipalities with the highest population in each county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting.

2019-A8610 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8610
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              October 2, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. McDONALD, FAHY -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  munici-
   palities  with  the highest population in each county to have at least
   one polling place designated for early voting

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 2 of section 8-600 of the
 election law, as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2019, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (a)  The  board  of elections shall designate polling places for early
 voting, which may include the offices of the  board  of  elections,  for
 persons  to  vote  early pursuant to this title; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
 THE MUNICIPALITY WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION IN EACH COUNTY  SHALL  HAVE
 AT  LEAST  ONE  POLLING  PLACE  DESIGNATED FOR EARLY VOTING, AND IF SUCH
 MUNICIPALITY HAS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTES, SUCH POLLING PLACE  SHALL
 BE  SITUATED  ALONG SUCH TRANSPORTATION ROUTES. There shall be so desig-
 nated at least one early voting polling place for every  full  increment
 of  fifty  thousand registered voters in each county; provided, however,
 the number of early voting polling places  in  a  county  shall  not  be
 required  to  be  greater than seven, and a county with fewer than fifty
 thousand voters shall have at least one early voting polling place.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13799-01-9

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2019-A8610A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6754
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-600, El L

2019-A8610A - Summary

Requires municipalities with the highest population in each county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting.

2019-A8610A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8610--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              October 2, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McDONALD, FAHY, D'URSO, ENGLEBRIGHT, GRIFFIN,
   JAFFEE, ROZIC, JACOBSON, DeSTEFANO, SEAWRIGHT, MOSLEY,  THIELE,  GALEF
   --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. LAWRENCE -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Election Law -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on
   Election  Law  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the election  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  munici-
   palities  with  the highest population in each county to have at least
   one polling place designated for early voting
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 2 of section 8-600 of the
 election law, as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2019, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (a)  The  board  of elections shall designate polling places for early
 voting, which may include the offices of the  board  of  elections,  for
 persons  to  vote  early pursuant to this title; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
 THE MUNICIPALITY WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION IN EACH COUNTY BASED ON THE
 LATEST FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST  ONE  POLLING  PLACE
 DESIGNATED FOR EARLY VOTING, AND TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE IF SUCH MUNI-
 CIPALITY  HAS  PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTES, SUCH POLLING PLACE SHALL BE
 SITUATED ALONG SUCH TRANSPORTATION ROUTES. There shall be so  designated
 at  least  one  early  voting  polling place for every full increment of
 fifty thousand registered voters in each county; provided, however,  the
 number  of early voting polling places in a county shall not be required
 to be greater than [seven] TEN UNLESS REQUIRED BY ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
 LAW, and a county with fewer than fifty thousand voters  shall  have  at
 least one early voting polling place.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2019-A8610B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6754
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-600, El L

2019-A8610B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires municipalities with the highest population in each county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting.

2019-A8610B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8610--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              October 2, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McDONALD, FAHY, D'URSO, ENGLEBRIGHT, GRIFFIN,
   JAFFEE, ROZIC, JACOBSON, DeSTEFANO, SEAWRIGHT, MOSLEY, THIELE,  GALEF,
   CRUZ,  BLAKE, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LAWRENCE -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Election Law --  recommitted  to
   the Committee on Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
   2  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee --  reported  and  referred  to  the
   Committee  on Ways and Means -- reported and referred to the Committee
   on  Rules  --  Rules  Committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law, in relation to requiring munici-
   palities with the highest population in each county to have  at  least
   one polling place designated for early voting
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2  of  section  8-600  of  the
 election  law,  as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (a) The board of elections shall designate polling  places  for  early
 voting,  which  may  include  the offices of the board of elections, for
 persons to vote early pursuant to this title;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
 THE MUNICIPALITY WITH THE HIGHEST POPULATION IN EACH COUNTY BASED ON THE
 LATEST  FEDERAL  DECENNIAL  CENSUS SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE POLLING PLACE
 DESIGNATED FOR EARLY VOTING, AND TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE IF SUCH MUNI-
 CIPALITY HAS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTES, SUCH POLLING PLACE  SHALL  BE
 SITUATED  ALONG SUCH TRANSPORTATION ROUTES. There shall be so designated
 at least one early voting polling place  for  every  full  increment  of
 fifty  thousand registered voters in each county; provided, however, the
 number of early voting polling places in a county shall not be  required
 to be greater than [seven] TEN UNLESS REQUIRED BY ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
 LAW,  and  a  county with fewer than fifty thousand voters shall have at
 least one early voting polling place.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.

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