Senate Bill S3873

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the Disaster Voting Relief Act of 2017; provides for temporary voting procedures in a state of emergency

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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-S3873 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4368
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§3-109 & 8-414, amd §§8-302 & 9-209, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5235, A7938
2015-2016: S4947, A1325
2019-2020: S2799, A5346
2021-2022: S5702
2023-2024: S8195

2017-S3873 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the Disaster Voting Relief Act of 2017; provides for temporary voting procedures in a state of emergency.

2017-S3873 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3873
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. COMRIE, ADDABBO, PERKINS -- 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 enacting the disaster
   voting relief act of 2017
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short title.  This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "disaster voting relief act of 2017".
   § 2.  The election law is amended by adding a  new  section  3-109  to
 read as follows:
   § 3-109. DISASTER; GOVERNOR MAY SUSPEND OR DELAY VOTING. 1. THE GOVER-
 NOR  MAY, UPON ISSUANCE OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING A STATE OF EMER-
 GENCY OR UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION SUSPEND  OR
 DELAY AN ELECTION IN SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
   2. IF A DELAY OR SUSPENSION IS AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE DELAYED
 VOTING SHALL RESUME OR BE RESCHEDULED AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE PURSUANT TO
 THE  PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN SECTION 3-108 OF THIS TITLE. THE STATE BOARD
 OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  TO  FURTHER
 EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-414 to read
 as follows:
   §  8-414.  PERSONS  ENTITLED  TO  VOTE  ABSENTEE  WHEN AN EMERGENCY IS
 DECLARED. UPON ISSUANCE OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING A STATE OF EMER-
 GENCY OR UPON THE ISSUANCE OF  A  FEDERAL  DISASTER  DECLARATION  WITHIN
 FOURTEEN  DAYS OF AN ELECTION ANY QUALIFIED VOTER WHOSE POLLING LOCATION
 IS WITHIN THE AREA AFFECTED BY SUCH DECLARATION MAY VOTE AS AN  ABSENTEE
 VOTER NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.
   §  4.  Section  8-302  of  the election law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00211-01-7
              

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