Senate Bill S6379

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to electronic applications for absentee ballots; and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6046 - 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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2021-S6379 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6046
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-400, El L

2021-S6379 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to electronic applications for absentee ballots; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2021-S6379 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6379 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6379
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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 electronic applications
   for absentee ballots; and providing for the repeal of such  provisions
   upon the expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2  of  section  8-400  of  the
 election  law,  as separately amended by chapters 97 and 104 of the laws
 of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (d) The board of elections shall mail  an  absentee  ballot  to  every
 qualified  voter  otherwise  eligible for such a ballot, [who] WHEN SUCH
 VOTER requests [such] an absentee ballot from such board of elections in
 writing in a letter, telefax indicating the address,  phone  number  and
 the  telefax  number  from  which  the  writing is sent or other written
 instrument, OR AN ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE VOTER BY ELEC-
 TRONIC MAIL OR THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM  OR  WEB  PORTAL
 ESTABLISHED  BY  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OR CITY OR COUNTY BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS, which is [signed by the voter and] received by the  board  of
 elections  not earlier than the thirtieth day nor later than the seventh
 day before the election for which the  ballot  is  first  requested  and
 which  states  the address where the voter is registered and the address
 to which the ballot is to be mailed; provided, however, a military voter
 may request a military ballot or voter registration  application  or  an
 absentee ballot application in a letter as provided in subdivision three
 of  section  10-106  of  this  chapter;  and provided further, a special
 federal voter may request a special federal ballot or voter registration
 application or an absentee ballot application in a letter as provided in
 paragraph d of subdivision one of section 11-202 of  this  chapter.  The
 board  of elections shall enclose with such ballot a form of application
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09741-01-1

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