Bill Text: NY A03567 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides to any person early voting for a candidate for public office in a general election to take place no sooner than twenty days and no later than five days prior to election day, and for a special election to take place no sooner than eight days and no later than two days prior to election day; and such voting shall take place at such person's county board of elections.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to election law [A03567 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A03567-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3567
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 28, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Election Law
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  providing  for  early
         voting
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Article 8 of the election law is amended by  adding  a  new
    2  title 6 to read as follows:
    3                                  TITLE VI
    4                                EARLY VOTING
    5  SECTION 8-600. EARLY VOTING PROCEDURES.
    6          8-602. APPLICATION FOR EARLY VOTING.
    7          8-604. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS; POWERS AND DUTIES OF.
    8    S  8-600.  EARLY  VOTING PROCEDURES. 1. NO SOONER THAN TWENTY BUSINESS
    9  DAYS AND NO LATER THAN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR  TO  THE  FIRST  TUESDAY
   10  FOLLOWING  THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER OF EACH ELECTION YEAR, AS DESIG-
   11  NATED ELECTION DAY, A PERSON MAY, UPON COMPLETION OF  A  FORMAL  WRITTEN
   12  APPLICATION,  VOTE  FOR  A  CANDIDATE  FOR  PUBLIC  OFFICE  IN A GENERAL
   13  ELECTION, AND SUCH EARLY  VOTING  PRACTICE  SHALL  TAKE  PLACE  AT  SUCH
   14  PERSON'S COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, OR AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION AS OTHER-
   15  WISE DESIGNATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, OR AS DESIGNATED BY AND
   16  THROUGH A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS UNDER THE POWERS GRANTED PURSUANT TO
   17  THIS  SECTION  ON  OR  BEFORE  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS SECTION. FOR
   18  PURPOSES OF A PRIMARY ELECTION, SUCH EARLY VOTING SHALL  TAKE  PLACE  NO
   19  SOONER  THAN  TWENTY  BUSINESS DAYS AND NO LATER THAN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
   20  PRIOR TO SUCH ELECTION DAY.  FOR PURPOSES OF A  SPECIAL  ELECTION,  SUCH
   21  EARLY  VOTING SHALL TAKE PLACE NO SOONER THAN EIGHT BUSINESS DAYS AND NO
   22  LATER THAN TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH ELECTION DAY.
   23    2. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE  OF  THE  DATE,
   24  TIME,  AND MANNER OF SUCH EARLY VOTING PRACTICE FOR GENERAL, PRIMARY AND
   25  SPECIAL ELECTIONS BY A NEWSPAPER  OF  GENERAL  CIRCULATION  THIRTY  DAYS
   26  PRIOR  TO COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST DAY OF SUCH EARLY VOTING FOR GENERAL
   27  OR SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00675-01-3
       A. 3567                             2
    1    3. SUCH VOTING PROCEDURE SHALL BE MONITORED AND  ADMINISTERED  BY  TWO
    2  DULY  DESIGNATED  PERSONS, ONE FROM EACH MAJOR POLITICAL PARTY, AND SUCH
    3  VOTING SHALL FOLLOW AND CONFORM TO ALL OTHER  PROCEDURES,  MEASURES  AND
    4  REQUIREMENTS  OF CASTING A VOTE BY A VOTING MACHINE AS PRESCRIBED PURSU-
    5  ANT TO THIS CHAPTER. ALL VOTES CAST WITHIN THE EARLY VOTING PERIOD SHALL
    6  BE COUNTED ON ELECTION DAY WITH ALL OTHER VOTES CAST FOR SUCH CANDIDATES
    7  AND IN THE SAME MANNER AS PRESCRIBED IN ARTICLE NINE OF THIS CHAPTER.
    8    S  8-602.  APPLICATION  FOR  EARLY  VOTING.    1.  THE COUNTY BOARD OF
    9  ELECTIONS SHALL FURNISH ONE APPLICATION FOR EARLY VOTING  TO  ANY  VOTER
   10  WHO   PERSONALLY  APPEARS  AND  WISHES  TO  EXERCISE  THIS  RIGHT.  UPON
   11  COMPLETION OF SUCH APPLICATION, TWO DULY  DESIGNATED  EMPLOYEES  OF  THE
   12  COUNTY  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS, ONE FROM EACH MAJOR POLITICAL PARTY REPRES-
   13  ENTED, SHALL COMPARE THE INFORMATION OF THE VOTER WITH THE SIGNATURE  ON
   14  THE  VOTER'S  PERMANENT  REGISTRATION RECORD, OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF IDEN-
   15  TIFICATION IF COMPUTERIZED DUPLICATE  REGISTRATION RECORDS ARE USED, AND
   16  SHALL ENDORSE ON THE APPLICATION THAT SUCH REVIEW  HAS  BEEN  COMPLETED.
   17  THE  RESULTS  OR  TABULATION OF VOTES CAST DURING AN EARLY VOTING PERIOD
   18  SHALL NOT BE MADE BEFORE THE CLOSE OF ALL POLLING PLACES ON ELECTION DAY
   19  AND RESULTS SHALL BE REPORTED BY PRECINCT.  BALLOTS USED IN EARLY VOTING
   20  SHALL BE, AS NEARLY AS PRACTICABLE, THE  SAME  FORM  AS  THOSE  USED  ON
   21  ELECTION DAY.
   22    2.  THE  APPLICATION  FOR  EARLY  VOTING SHALL REQUIRE AND INCLUDE THE
   23  FOLLOWING IDENTIFYING INFORMATION:
   24    (A) THE DATE OF THE ELECTION,
   25    (B) NAME OF THE COUNTY, OR NAME OF A  CITY  IF  THERE  BE  A  SEPARATE
   26  BALLOT FOR CITY VOTERS,
   27    (C) THE NAME OF THE VOTER,
   28    (D) RESIDENCE OF VOTER,
   29    (E) NUMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, IF ANY,
   30    (F) NAME OF TOWN, NUMBER OF WARD, IF ANY, AND
   31    (G) ELECTION DISTRICT AND PARTY ENROLLMENT. THERE SHALL BE A PLACE FOR
   32  TWO  SIGNATURES  OF  PERSONS  DESIGNATED TO INSPECT, ONE FROM EACH MAJOR
   33  POLITICAL PARTY, THAT SUCH PERSONS HAVE CHECKED AND MARKED  THE  VOTER'S
   34  REGISTRATION  AND  POLL  RECORD. ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF SUCH APPLICATION
   35  SHALL BE PRINTED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
   36    I DO DECLARE THAT I AM A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT I AM  DULY
   37  REGISTERED  IN  THE  ELECTION DISTRICT SHOWN ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS
   38  APPLICATION AND I AM QUALIFIED TO VOTE IN SUCH DISTRICT; THAT I  DO  NOT
   39  INTEND  TO  VOTE  ELSEWHERE,  THAT I HAVE NOT COMMITTED ANY ACT NOR AM I
   40  UNDER ANY IMPEDIMENT WHICH DENIES ME THE RIGHT TO VOTE. I HEREBY DECLARE
   41  THAT THE FOREGOING IS A TRUE STATEMENT TO THE BEST OF MY  KNOWLEDGE  AND
   42  BELIEF,  AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I MAKE ANY MATERIAL FALSE STATEMENT IN
   43  THE FOREGOING STATEMENT, I SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.
   44    (DATE)_________________
   45    _______________________
   46    (SIGNATURE AND ADDRESS OF VOTER)_______________________
   47    _______________________________________________________
   48    (WITNESS)______________________
   49    _______________________________
   50    S 8-604. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS; POWERS AND DUTIES OF. ANY  RULE  OR
   51  REGULATION  NECESSARY  FOR  THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
   52  TITLE SHALL  BE  PROMULGATED  BY  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS.  ALL
   53  COMPLETED  APPLICATIONS FOR EARLY VOTING SHALL BE KEPT AND MAINTAINED BY
   54  THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
   55    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
   56  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.