Bill Text: NY A00295 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to an electronically submitted absentee ballot application.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-15 - ordered to third reading rules cal.385 [A00295 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A00295-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          295
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. ABINANTI, CAMARA, COLTON, GALEF, LUPARDO, ROSEN-
         THAL, PAULIN, THIELE, BENEDETTO, WEPRIN,  JAFFEE,  HOOPER,  LIFTON  --
         Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.  BRENNAN, GOTTFRIED, JOHNS, McDONOUGH,
         TENNEY, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Election
         Law
       AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to an electronic absentee
         ballot
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of
    2  the election law, as amended by chapter 216 of  the  laws  of  1988,  is
    3  amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
    4    A  qualified  voter  desiring  to vote at such election as an absentee
    5  voter for any reason specified  in  subdivision  one  hereof  must  make
    6  application for an absentee ballot on a form to be obtained and filed as
    7  provided  herein  or by letter as provided in [paragraph] PARAGRAPHS (d)
    8  AND (E) of this subdivision.
    9    (E) THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE A  SYSTEM  THROUGH  WHICH  AN
   10  ABSENTEE  BALLOT  APPLICATION  CAN  BE ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED TO ANY
   11  QUALIFIED VOTER ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH BALLOT. THE SYSTEM SHALL  REQUIRE  THE
   12  APPLICANT  TO  ENTER VERIFYING INFORMATION TO OBTAIN THE ABSENTEE BALLOT
   13  APPLICATION. ONCE SUCH INFORMATION HAS BEEN VERIFIED, THE FORM OF APPLI-
   14  CATION FOR SUBMISSION AS DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER WILL BE  ELECTRONICALLY
   15  TRANSFERRED  TO  THE  APPLICANT.  THE APPLICANT CAN THEREAFTER ELECTRON-
   16  ICALLY TRANSFER THE FORM  OF  APPLICATION  TO  THE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS
   17  THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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