Senate Bill S1056

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that voters who voted by affidavit ballot shall be notified as to whether their vote was tallied, and, if not, an explanation must be provided

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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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2009-S1056 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A665
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-313, El L

2009-S1056 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that voters who voted by affidavit ballot shall be notified as to whether their vote was tallied, and, if not, an explanation must be provided.

2009-S1056 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1056 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1056

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 tally notification  for
  affidavit ballot voters

  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  8-313
to read as follows:
  S  8-313.  TALLY  NOTIFICATION FOR VOTERS CASTING AN AFFIDAVIT BALLOT.
1. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL NOTIFY IN WRITING ANY PERSON  WHO  VOTED
IN  A  GENERAL  OR SPECIAL ELECTION BY AFFIDAVIT BALLOT AS TO WHETHER OR
NOT THEIR VOTE WAS EVENTUALLY TALLIED.  IF SUCH VOTES WERE NOT  TALLIED,
SUCH NOTIFICATION MUST PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION.
  2.  NOTIFICATION  MUST BE PROVIDED NO LATER THAN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE
BOARD OF ELECTIONS HAS CERTIFIED THE WINNERS  FOR  ALL  OFFICES  ON  THE
BALLOTS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01199-02-9

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