A02104 Summary:
BILL NO | A02104A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S05085 |
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SPONSOR | Weprin |
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COSPNSR | Cusick, Colton, Englebright, Ortiz, Zebrowski, Moya, Robinson, Cahill, Lavine, Raia, Linares, Sepulveda, Jaffee |
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MLTSPNSR | Farrell, Glick, Hikind, Perry |
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Add S7-107, El L; add S2022-a, Ed L | |
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Provides that absentee ballots for all elections shall be made available in Braille and large print, upon request of a blind or visually impaired voter no less than 30 days prior to each election day. |
A02104 Actions:
BILL NO | A02104A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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01/15/2015 | referred to election law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/09/2015 | amend and recommit to election law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/09/2015 | print number 2104a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/19/2015 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/28/2015 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/30/2015 | advanced to third reading cal.234 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/11/2015 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/11/2015 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/11/2015 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | ordered to third reading cal.101 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/16/2016 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/16/2016 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/16/2016 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS |
A02104 Committee Votes:
Go to topA02104 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Silver
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Persaud
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hevesi
ER
Markey
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barron
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Johns
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Kaminsky
No
Montesano
ER
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
ER
Robinson
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
ER
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walter
ER
Brook-Krasny
No
Friend
Yes
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
No
Galef
No
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Butler
ER
Gantt
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
ER
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
ER
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
ER
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Harris
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barron
ER
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Raia
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Blake
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Rivera
ER
Titone
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titus
ER
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Montesano
ER
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
No
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walter
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
No
Friend
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Butler
No
Galef
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Gantt
ER
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cancel
Yes
Garbarino
No
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Castorina
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Simanowitz
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A02104 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2104--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, CUSICK, COLTON, ENGLEBRIGHT, ORTIZ, ZEBROWSKI, SCARBOROUGH, MOYA, ROBINSON, CAHILL, LAVINE, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FARRELL, GLICK, HIKIND, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the election law and the education law, in relation to making absentee ballots available in Braille and large-print 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 7-107 2 to read as follows: 3 § 7-107. Absentee ballots in Braille and large-print to be made avail- 4 able. 1. Absentee ballots printed in Braille and large-print shall be 5 made available upon the request of any registered voter who is blind or 6 visually impaired. Persons wishing to receive Braille or large-print 7 absentee ballots must give notice thereof to the board of elections no 8 less than thirty days prior to each election day to enable the board to 9 prepare and distribute such ballots. 10 2. The state board of elections shall promulgate rules for the prepa- 11 ration, distribution, casting, and canvass of Braille and large-print 12 absentee ballots. The state board of elections shall develop the 13 initial format for both Braille and large-print ballots in consultation 14 with at least three New York state organizations with expertise in the 15 field of advocacy for people with disabilities and such other appropri- 16 ate persons, groups, entities or organizations as the state board of 17 elections shall determine. For the purpose of this section, "Braille" 18 refers to grade two Braille and "large-print" refers to a font of eigh- 19 teen point or larger. Upon the printing of a Braille ballot, the board 20 of elections shall require such Braille ballot to be proofread by a 21 qualified Braille reader. The state board of elections shall establish EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01472-02-5A. 2104--A 2 1 the minimum qualifications for a Braille ballot proofreader in consulta- 2 tion with at least three New York state organizations with expertise in 3 the field of advocacy for people with disabilities and such other appro- 4 priate persons, groups, entities or organizations as such board shall 5 determine. 6 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2022-a to 7 read as follows: 8 § 2022-a. Ballots in Braille and large-print to be made available. 1. 9 Absentee ballots printed in Braille and large-print shall be made avail- 10 able upon the request of any registered voter who is blind or visually 11 impaired. Persons wishing to receive Braille and large-print absentee 12 ballots must give notice thereof no less than thirty days prior to each 13 election day to enable preparation and distribution of such ballots. 14 2. The commissioner, in consultation with the state board of 15 elections, shall promulgate rules for the preparation, distribution, 16 casting, and canvass of Braille and large-print absentee ballots. The 17 department shall develop the initial format for both Braille and large- 18 print ballots in consultation with at least three New York state organ- 19 izations with expertise in the field of advocacy for people with disa- 20 bilities and such other appropriate persons, groups, entities or 21 organizations as such board shall determine. For the purposes of this 22 section, "Braille" refers to grade two Braille and "large-print" refers 23 to a font of eighteen point or larger. Upon the printing of a Braille 24 ballot, such Braille ballot shall be proofread by a qualified Braille 25 reader. The department shall establish the minimum qualifications for a 26 Braille ballot proofreader in consultation with the state board of 27 elections and at least three New York state organizations with expertise 28 in the field of advocacy for people with disabilities and such other 29 appropriate persons, groups, entities or organizations as such depart- 30 ment shall determine. 31 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of December next succeed- 32 ing the date on which it shall have become a law; provided that effec- 33 tive immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or 34 regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective 35 date are authorized to be made on or before such effective date.