Senate Bill S5729

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes electronic submission of absentee ballots

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • 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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2023-S5729 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-416, amd §§8-410 & 8-408, El L

2023-S5729 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes electronic submission of absentee ballots.

2023-S5729 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5729 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5729
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- 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 authorizing  the  elec-
   tronic submission of absentee ballots
 
   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  8-416
 to read as follows:
   §   8-416.   ABSENTEE   VOTERS;   SUBMISSION  OF  ELECTRONIC  ABSENTEE
 BALLOTS. 1. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN
 ELECTRONIC ABSENTEE BALLOT SUBMISSION SYSTEM  THROUGH  WHICH  APPLICANTS
 MAY  RETURN  A  MARKED  ABSENTEE BALLOT ELECTRONICALLY OR VIA ELECTRONIC
 MAIL. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL DELIVER SUCH MARKED BALLOTS  TO
 THE APPLICABLE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF EACH COUNTY OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK
 FOR  FILING,  PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS CHAPTER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PROVIDED BY
 THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, EACH BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL  MAINTAIN  A
 SYSTEM CAPABLE OF RECEIVING AND PROCESSING MARKED ABSENTEE BALLOT INFOR-
 MATION,  INCLUDING  DIGITAL  SIGNATURES  AND  TYPED SIGNATURES, FROM THE
 ELECTRONIC ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY
 THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-408  OF  THIS  TITLE.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,
 BALLOTS FILED USING SUCH SYSTEM  SHALL  BE  CONSIDERED  FILED  WITH  THE
 APPLICABLE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS ON THE CALENDAR DATE SUCH APPLICATION OR
 BALLOT IS INITIALLY TRANSMITTED BY  THE  VOTER  THROUGH  THE  ELECTRONIC
 ABSENTEE BALLOT TRANSMITTAL SYSTEM.
   2.  SUBMISSION  OF  A  MARKED ELECTRONIC ABSENTEE BALLOT SHALL ONLY BE
 AVAILABLE FOR PERSONS RESIDING IN A COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES
 WHILE MAINTAINING ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK,  OR  FOR
 PERSONS    WHO NEED ACCOMMODATION BY REASON OF DISABILITY WHO ARE UNABLE
 TO INDEPENDENTLY MARK A PAPER BALLOT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07568-01-3
              

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