STATE OF NEW YORK
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7178
IN SENATE
January 10, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to canvass of ballots cast
by certain voters
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of
2 section 9-209 of the election law, as added by a chapter of the laws of
3 2019 amending the election law relating to canvass of ballots cast by
4 certain voters, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3045-B and
5 A. 1320-A, is amended to read as follows:
6 (v) If the board of elections determines that a person was entitled to
7 vote at such election, the board shall cast and canvass such ballot if
8 such board finds that the voter substantially complied with the require-
9 ments of this chapter. For purposes of this subparagraph, substantially
10 complied shall mean the board can determine the voter's eligibility
11 based on the statement of the affiant or records of the board.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
13 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2019 amending the election law relat-
14 ing to canvass of ballots cast by certain voters, as proposed in legis-
15 lative bills numbers S. 3045-B and A. 1320-A, takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02909-06-0
