Assembly Bill A38

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the board of elections to notify absentee voters of the status of their ballot and to correct an unaccepted ballot

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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-A38 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-412, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2332
2015-2016: A2071
2017-2018: A4154
2019-2020: A1280
2023-2024: A7952

2021-A38 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the board of elections to establish an electronic system allowing absentee voters to monitor the status of their ballot and to correct an unaccepted ballot.

2021-A38 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    38
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. QUART, LAVINE, GALEF, SEAWRIGHT, CARROLL, BARRON,
   REYES,  BARNWELL,  GOTTFRIED, EPSTEIN, FERNANDEZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, HEVESI,
   STECK, HYNDMAN, HUNTER, THIELE  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Election Law

 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of
   elections to notify absentee voters of the status of their ballot
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 8-412 of the election law is amended by adding two
 new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
   3. THE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  PROVIDE  WRITTEN  DOCUMENTATION  OR
 ONLINE  CONFIRMATION  OF  RECEIPT OF AN ABSENTEE BALLOT AND WHETHER SUCH
 BALLOT WAS ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD.
   4. WHEN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS,
 THE  BOARD  SHALL PROVIDE THE VOTER WITH WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OR ONLINE
 CONFIRMATION THAT SUCH BALLOT WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE  WRITTEN  DOCUMENTA-
 TION  OR  ONLINE  CONFIRMATION  PROVIDED TO THE VOTER BY THE BOARD SHALL
 PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION DETAILING THE REASON WHY THE ABSENTEE BALLOT  WAS
 NOT ACCEPTED AND HOW THE BALLOT MAY BE CORRECTED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01527-01-1

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