Senate Bill S6519

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to amending deadlines to facilitate timely transmission of ballots to overseas military voters for primary and general elections

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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-S6519 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd El L, generally; amd ยง42, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S5848

2013-S6519 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends deadlines to facilitate timely transmission of ballots to overseas military voters for primary and general elections.

2013-S6519 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6519 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6519

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 31, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- 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 amending certain  dead-
  lines  to  facilitate  the  timely transmission of ballots to military
  voters stationed overseas; and to amend the public  officers  law,  in
  relation to filling vacancies in elective offices

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

  Section 1.   Paragraph b of subdivision 1  of  section  4-108  of  the
election  law, as amended by chapter 117 of the laws of 1985, is amended
to read as follows:
  b. Whenever any proposal, proposition or referendum as provided by law
is to be submitted to a vote of the people  of  a  county,  city,  town,
village  or  special  district, at an election conducted by the board of
elections, the clerk of such political subdivision, at least [thirty-six
days] THREE MONTHS prior to the election at which such proposal,  propo-
sition or referendum is to be submitted, shall transmit to each board of
elections  a certified copy of the text of such proposal, proposition or
referendum and a statement of the form in which it is to  be  submitted.
If  a  special  election is to be held, such transmittal shall also give
the date of such election.
  S 2. Section 4-110 of the election law, as amended by chapter  434  of
the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
  S  4-110. Certification of primary election candidates; state board of
elections.  The state board of elections  not  later  than  [thirty-six]
FIFTY-FOUR  days before a primary election, shall certify to each county
board of elections: The name and residence of each candidate to be voted
for within the political subdivision of such board  for  whom  a  desig-
nation  has  been filed with the state board; the title of the office or
position for which the candidate is designated; the name  of  the  party
upon  whose  primary  ballot  his name is to be placed; and the order in
which the names of the candidates are to be printed as determined by the
state board.  Where an office or position is uncontested,  such  certif-
ication shall state such fact.

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

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