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A07952 Summary:

BILL NOA07952
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORSimon
 
COSPNSRLavine, Seawright, Carroll, Reyes, Epstein, Hevesi, Steck, Hyndman, Hunter, Thiele
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §8-412, El L
 
Requires the board of elections to establish an electronic system allowing absentee voters to monitor the status of their ballot and to correct an unaccepted ballot.
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A07952 Actions:

BILL NOA07952
 
08/18/2023referred to election law
01/03/2024referred to election law
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A07952 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A7952
 
SPONSOR: Simon
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of elections to notify absentee voters of the status of their ballot   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that absentee voters are informed of the status of their ballot and given an opportunity to correct a ballot that is rejected   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends § 8-412 of the Election Law to require the Board of Elections to: *Confirm receipt and status (either accepted or rejected) of a voter's absentee ballot, either in writing or online *Provide a reason if the ballot has been rejected *Provide a method for correction if the ballot has been rejected Section 2 sets the effective date   JUSTIFICATION: Voters who use an absentee ballot should have the same opportunities to ensure that their vote is counted as in-person voters. Currently, absen- tee voters are unable to find out if their ballot was accepted by their local Board of Elections, or even if it arrived in the Board's office. This system will allow absentee voters to enjoy the same confidence in their vote that in-person voters do.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2021-2022: A38 - referred to Election Law 2019-2020: A1280 referred to Elections 2017-2018: A4154 referred to Elections 2015-2016: A2071 referred to Elections 2013-2014: A2332 referred to Elections   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined   EFFECTIVE DATE: This bill would take effect immediately
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A07952 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7952
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     August 18, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMON,  LAVINE,  SEAWRIGHT,  CARROLL, REYES,
          EPSTEIN, HEVESI, STECK, HYNDMAN,  HUNTER,  THIELE  --  read  once  and
          referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
        AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of
          elections to notify absentee voters of the status of their ballot

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. Section 8-412 of the election law is amended by adding two
     2  new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
     3    3. The board of  elections  shall  provide  written  documentation  or
     4  online  confirmation  of  receipt of an absentee ballot and whether such
     5  ballot was accepted by the board.
     6    4. When an absentee ballot is not accepted by the board of  elections,
     7  the  board  shall provide the voter with written documentation or online
     8  confirmation that such ballot was not accepted. The  written  documenta-
     9  tion  or  online  confirmation  provided to the voter by the board shall
    10  provide an explanation detailing the reason why the absentee ballot  was
    11  not accepted and how the ballot may be corrected.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11308-01-3
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