NY State Senate Bill 2023-S1670

Senate Bill S1670

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the rejection by voting machines of ballots that contain a vote for a candidate who previously withdrew from an election

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to elections
Jan 13, 2023	referred to elections

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2023-S1670 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6234
Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §7-202, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S6618
2021-2022: S2112

2023-S1670 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the rejection by voting machines of ballots that contain a vote for a candidate who previously withdrew from an election.

2023-S1670 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1670

SPONSOR: ADDABBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to ballots that contain
the name of a candidate who previously withdrew from an election

 
PURPOSE:

To disqualify a vote cast for a candidate who has voluntarily withdrawn
from consideration prior to the election.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 7-202 of the election law is amended
by adding a new paragraph u to stipulate that a voting machine reject
any ballot cast by a voter that contains a vote for a candidate that has
withdrawn his or her name as a candidate prior to the election. A notice
to the voter must state that the name of the individual is no longer a
candidate and that the voter must complete a new ballot.

The state board of elections would be authorized to promulgate rules and
regulations necessary for the implementation of this paragraph.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

A registered voter should be fully informed of all actual candidates on
an Election Day ballot and those individuals who are willing to be
active candidates on said ballot. Voters should also be informed when
their vote is cast for an individual who is no longer an active candi-
date, but whose name still appears on the Election Day ballot.  Voters
should be notified that they chose an individual who has been removed as
a candidate for the specific open position and that same voter should
receive another opportunity to voluntarily cast their vote for one of
the other active, remaining candidates if they wish.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019: S. 6618 - Referred to Senate Rules.

2020: S. 6618 - Referred to Senate Elections.

2021: S. 2112 - Referred to Senate Elections.

2022: S. 2112 - Referred to Senate Elections.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
January 1. 2023. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective dare are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.

2023-S1670 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1670
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  ADDABBO,  GOUNARDES,  PALUMBO  --  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 ballots that contain
   the name of a candidate who previously withdrew from an election

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  7-202 of the election law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph u to read as follows:
   U. FOR ELECTIONS HELD ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 FIVE,  REJECT  ANY  BALLOT  CAST  BY A VOTER WHICH CONTAINS A VOTE FOR A
 CANDIDATE THAT WITHDREW HIS OR HER NAME  AS  A  CANDIDATE  FOR  ELECTION
 PRIOR  TO  SUCH  ELECTION  AND  WHOSE  NAME  APPEARS ON THE BALLOT. UPON
 REJECTION OF SUCH BALLOT, THE VOTING MACHINE SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE
 VOTER THAT THE BALLOT HAS BEEN REJECTED. SUCH NOTICE  SHALL  ALSO  STATE
 THE  NAME  OF  THE  PERSON WHO IS NOT LONGER A CANDIDATE AND A STATEMENT
 THAT THE VOTER MUST COMPLETE A NEW BALLOT. THE STATE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS
 IS  AUTHORIZED  TO  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE
 IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025. Effective  immediate-
 ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04127-01-3

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Sponsored By

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.