Assembly Bill A689A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to early voting in the state of New York

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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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2013-A689 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1461
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3-400, 4-117, 8-102, 8-104 & 8-508, add Art 8 Title VI §§8-600 & 8-602, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4433, S3813
2017-2018: S2950

2013-A689 - Summary

Relates to early voting in the state of New York.

2013-A689 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   689

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SILVER, CUSICK, WRIGHT, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED, WEIN-
  STEIN,  GLICK, BROOK-KRASNY, CYMBROWITZ, AUBRY, BRENNAN, LENTOL, WEIS-
  ENBERG -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ABINANTI,  BARRETT,  BARRON,
  BENEDETTO,  BRINDISI, BRONSON, BUCHWALD, CAHILL, CLARK, COOK, DenDEKK-
  ER, DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, GIBSON,  HENNESSY,  HEVESI,  JACOBS,
  JAFFEE,  KELLNER,  KIM,  LAVINE,  LIFTON, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI, MARKEY,
  MAYER, McDONALD,  MILLER,  MORELLE,  MOYA,  O'DONNELL,  OTIS,  PAULIN,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, PRETLOW, QUART, RAMOS, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, ROSA,
  ROSENTHAL,  ROZIC, SANTABARBARA, SEPULVEDA, SIMOTAS, SKARTADOS, SKOUF-
  IS, SOLAGES, STEVENSON, STIRPE, SWEENEY,  THIELE,  TITONE,  WEPRIN  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to early voting

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3-400 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION,
ELECTION INSPECTORS AT EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS, INCLUDING  THOSE  IN  THE
CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  SHALL  CONSIST OF BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEES WHO
SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS  OF  SUCH  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS.
APPOINTMENTS  TO THE OFFICES OF ELECTION INSPECTOR OR POLL CLERK IN EACH
EARLY VOTING LOCATION SHALL BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BY  THE  MAJOR  POLITICAL
PARTIES.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 4-117 of the election law, as amended by
chapter 288 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  The  board  of elections, between August first and August fifth of
each year, shall send by first class mail on which is endorsed  "ADDRESS
CORRECTION  REQUESTED"  and  which contains a request that any such mail
received for persons not residing at the address be dropped back in  the
mail,  a  communication,  in  a  form  approved  by  the  state board of

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

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multi-Sponsors

2013-A689A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1461
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3-400, 4-117, 8-102, 8-104 & 8-508, add Art 8 Title VI §§8-600 & 8-602, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4433, S3813
2017-2018: S2950

2013-A689A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to early voting in the state of New York.

2013-A689A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 689--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SILVER, CUSICK, WRIGHT, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED, WEIN-
  STEIN,   GLICK,  BROOK-KRASNY,  CYMBROWITZ,  AUBRY,  BRENNAN,  LENTOL,
  KAVANAGH, WEISENBERG, PERRY, MAISEL, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --
  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI, BARRETT, BARRON, BENEDETTO, BRAUNSTEIN, BRONSON,
  BUCHWALD,  CAHILL,  CLARK,  COOK,  DenDEKKER,  DINOWITZ,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
  GALEF,  GIBSON,  GUNTHER,  HENNESSEY, HEVESI, JACOBS, JAFFEE, KELLNER,
  KIM, LAVINE, LIFTON, LUPARDO,  MAGNARELLI,  MARKEY,  MAYER,  McDONALD,
  MILLER,  MORELLE, MOYA, O'DONNELL, OTIS, PAULIN, PEOPLES-STOKES, PRET-
  LOW, QUART, RAMOS, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, ROSA, ROSENTHAL, ROZIC, RUSSELL,
  SANTABARBARA, SCARBOROUGH,  SCHIMEL,  SEPULVEDA,  SIMOTAS,  SKARTADOS,
  SKOUFIS,  SOLAGES,  STEVENSON, STIRPE, SWEENEY, THIELE, TITONE -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Election  Law  --  reported  and
  referred  to  the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged,
  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to early voting

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3-400 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION,
ELECTION INSPECTORS OR POLL CLERKS, IF ANY, AT EARLY  VOTING  LOCATIONS,
SHALL  CONSIST  OF  EITHER  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  EMPLOYEES WHO SHALL BE
APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF SUCH BOARD OR DULY QUALIFIED  INDIVID-
UALS,  APPOINTED  IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.  APPOINTMENTS
TO THE OFFICES OF ELECTION INSPECTOR OR POLL CLERK IN EACH EARLY  VOTING
LOCATION SHALL BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN THE MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 4-117 of the election law, as amended by
chapter 288 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05564-08-3
              

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