Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 22, 2012 |
recommitted to election law substitution reconsidered |
May 21, 2012 |
ordered to third reading cal.577 substituted for a1450 |
Apr 26, 2012 |
referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 15, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 14, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 13, 2012 |
1st report cal.350 |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs returned to senate died in assembly |
Mar 14, 2011 |
referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 01, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 31, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 25, 2011 |
1st report cal.37 |
Jan 20, 2011 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S2421
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
2011-S2421 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S2421 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2421 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the military law and the election law, in relation to the counting of ballots of deceased military personnel PURPOSE: This bill would require that absentee or military ballots of any active duty service member be counted even if such service member dies before the date of the election for which it was cast. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Specifically, this bill would add a new section 234 of the military law, and a new section 8-413 of the election law, to provide that any member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Army Reserve, Naval Reserve, Marine Reserve, Air Force Reserve, National Guard, New York Army National Guard, New York Air National Guard, New York Guard or Naval Militia, who casts an absentee or military ballot while on active duty, shall have such ballot be counted, even in the event that such service member dies before the date of the scheduled election on which it was cast. JUSTIFICATION: Presently, pursuant to New York State Law, if any voter casts an absentee or military ballot, and is killed before the date of the
2011-S2421 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2421 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 20, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BALL, FARLEY, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veter- ans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the military law and the election law, in relation to the counting of ballots of deceased military personnel THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The military law is amended by adding a new section 234 to read as follows: S 234. COUNTING OF BALLOTS OF DECEASED MILITARY PERSONNEL. ANY MEMBER OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD, ARMY RESERVE, NAVAL RESERVE, MARINE RESERVE, AIR FORCE RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD, OR NAVAL MILITIA, WHO CASTS AN ABSENTEE OR MILITARY BALLOT WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY, SHALL HAVE SUCH BALLOT BE COUNTED, EVEN IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH SERVICE MEMBER DIES BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SCHEDULED ELECTION FOR WHICH IT WAS CAST. S 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-413 to read as follows: S 8-413. COUNTING OF BALLOTS OF DECEASED MILITARY PERSONNEL. ANY MEMBER OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD, ARMY RESERVE, NAVAL RESERVE, MARINE RESERVE, AIR FORCE RESERVE, NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK AIR NATIONAL GUARD, NEW YORK GUARD, OR NAVAL MILITIA, WHO CASTS AN ABSENTEE OR MILITARY BALLOT WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY, SHALL HAVE SUCH BALLOT BE COUNTED, EVEN IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH SERVICE MEMBER DIES BEFORE THE DATE OF THE SCHEDULED ELECTION FOR WHICH IT WAS CAST. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03922-01-1
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