Assembly Bill A561

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Permits a voter to vote at the polling place closest to such voter's residence

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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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2017-A561 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-315, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8208
2015-2016: A913
2019-2020: A899

2017-A561 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits a voter to vote at the polling place closest to such voter's residence.

2017-A561 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    561
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to polling places
 
   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 8-315
 to read as follows:
   §  8-315.  LOCATION  OF  POLLING  PLACE.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY   OTHER
 PROVISION  OF  LAW,  RULE  OR  REGULATION  TO THE CONTRARY, THE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO PERMIT A VOTER TO  VOTE  AT  THE
 POLLING  PLACE WHICH IS CLOSEST TO SUCH VOTER'S RESIDENCE, REGARDLESS OF
 WHETHER SUCH POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE  ASSEMBLY  DISTRICT  IN
 WHICH  SUCH  PERSON IS REGISTERED TO VOTE. SUCH PROCEDURES SHALL PROVIDE
 FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF VOTERS  WHO  ARE  OUTSIDE  OF  THEIR  ASSEMBLY
 DISTRICT AND ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF CASTING THEIR BALLOT.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become  a  law;  provided,  however,
 that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of this act on its
 effective date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or
 before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02766-01-7

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