A02104 Summary:

BILL NOA02104A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S05085
 
SPONSORWeprin
 
COSPNSRCusick, Colton, Englebright, Ortiz, Zebrowski, Moya, Robinson, Cahill, Lavine, Raia, Linares, Sepulveda, Jaffee
 
MLTSPNSRFarrell, Glick, Hikind, Perry
 
Add S7-107, El L; add S2022-a, Ed L
 
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.
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A02104 Actions:

BILL NOA02104A
 
01/15/2015referred to election law
03/09/2015amend and recommit to election law
03/09/2015print number 2104a
03/19/2015reported referred to ways and means
04/28/2015reported
04/30/2015advanced to third reading cal.234
05/11/2015passed assembly
05/11/2015delivered to senate
05/11/2015REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
01/06/2016DIED IN SENATE
01/06/2016RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
01/06/2016ordered to third reading cal.101
05/16/2016passed assembly
05/16/2016delivered to senate
05/16/2016REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
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A02104 Committee Votes:

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A02104 Floor Votes:

DATE:05/11/2015Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 135/5
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
DATE:05/16/2016Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 138/5
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
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A02104 Text:



 
                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.
                                                                   LBD01472-02-5

        A. 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.
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