Assembly Bill A2292

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting fraudulent absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles

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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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2021-A2292 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4726
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §17-172, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11103
2023-2024: A1104, S165

2021-A2292 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits fraudulent absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles by making it a felony for anyone other than the board of elections to erect, display or maintain an absentee ballot drop-off box or receptacle.

2021-A2292 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2292
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting fraudulent
   absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 17-172
 to read as follows:
   § 17-172. ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP-OFF FRAUD.  ANY PERSON OR ENTITY, OTHER
 THAN THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, WHO ERECTS, DISPLAYS OR MAINTAINS AN ABSEN-
 TEE BALLOT DROP-OFF BOX OR RECEPTACLE IS GUILTY OF A FELONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05959-01-1

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