A08208 Summary:

BILL NOA08208
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORMiller
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add S8-315, El L
 
Permits a voter to vote at the polling place closest to such voter's residence.
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A08208 Actions:

BILL NOA08208
 
10/24/2013referred to election law
01/08/2014referred to election law
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A08208 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A08208 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8208
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    October 24, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. 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.
                                                                   LBD11730-03-3
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