Senate Bill S7404A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to canvassing of absentee and affidavit 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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Bill Amendments

2023-S7404 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§9-110 & 9-209, El L

2023-S7404 - Summary

Provides that absentee ballots may be canvassed at the poll site on election day; provides that representatives of candidates, parties, or independent bodies may be present to observe the review of affidavit ballot envelopes.

2023-S7404 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7404 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7404
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- 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 canvassing of votes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  5  of  section 9-209 of the election law, as
 added by chapter 763 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   5. Nothing in this section prohibits a representative of a  candidate,
 political  party,  or independent body entitled to have watchers present
 at the polls in any election district in the board's  jurisdiction  from
 observing, without objection, the review of ballot envelopes required by
 subdivisions two, three [and], four, AND SEVEN of this section.
   §  2. Subdivision 7 of section 9-209 of the election law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows:
   (L) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11559-01-3

2023-S7404A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§9-110 & 9-209, El L

2023-S7404A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that absentee ballots may be canvassed at the poll site on election day; provides that representatives of candidates, parties, or independent bodies may be present to observe the review of affidavit ballot envelopes.

2023-S7404A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7404A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7404--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to canvassing of absentee
   and affidavit ballots

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 9-110 of the election law, as
 amended by chapter 437 of the laws  of  2019,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  Nothing  in  this  section shall be construed to require or permit
 ABSENTEE OR affidavit ballots to  be  canvassed  at  the  poll  site  on
 election day.  SUCH BALLOTS SHALL BE CANVASSED PURSUANT TO SECTION 9-209
 OF THIS ARTICLE. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION PROHIBITS A REPRESENTATIVE OF A
 CANDIDATE,  POLITICAL  PARTY,  OR  INDEPENDENT  BODY  ENTITLED TO HAVE A
 WATCHER PRESENT AT THE POLLS  FROM  OBSERVING,  WITHOUT  OBJECTION,  THE
 CANVASS OF BALLOTS.
   §  2.  Subdivision 5 of section 9-209 of the election law, as added by
 chapter 763 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   5. Nothing in this section prohibits a representative of a  candidate,
 political  party,  or independent body entitled to have watchers present
 at the polls in any election district in the board's  jurisdiction  from
 observing, without objection, the review of ballot envelopes required by
 subdivisions two, three [and], four, AND SEVEN of this section.
   §  3. Subdivision 7 of section 9-209 of the election law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows:
   (L) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11559-02-3

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