Bill Text: NY A00561 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Permits a voter to vote at the polling place closest to such voter's residence.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to election law [A00561 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A00561-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 561 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY 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: 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-315 2 to read as follows: 3 § 8-315. Location of polling place. Notwithstanding any other 4 provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the board of 5 elections shall establish procedures to permit a voter to vote at the 6 polling place which is closest to such voter's residence, regardless of 7 whether such polling place is located within the Assembly district in 8 which such person is registered to vote. Such procedures shall provide 9 for the identification of voters who are outside of their Assembly 10 district and alternative means of casting their ballot. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 12 ing the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, however, 13 that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any 14 rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of this act on its 15 effective date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or 16 before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02766-01-7
