A00204 Summary:
BILL NO | A00204A |
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SAME AS | No same as |
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SPONSOR | Kavanagh (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Hevesi, Peoples-Stokes, Rosenthal, Schimel, Lupardo, Quart, Buchwald, Jaffee, Weprin, Colton, Steck |
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MLTSPNSR | Brook-Krasny, Gottfried, Perry, Rodriguez |
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Rpld S7-126, amd El L, generally | |
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Enacts the voter friendly ballot act. |
A00204 Actions:
BILL NO | A00204A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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01/09/2013 | referred to election law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/12/2013 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/21/2013 | advanced to third reading cal.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2013 | amended on third reading 204a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/20/2013 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/20/2013 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/20/2013 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2014 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2014 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2014 | ordered to third reading cal.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/14/2014 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/14/2014 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/14/2014 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS |
A00204 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Curran
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Maisel
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
ER
Heastie
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barron
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hennessey
Yes
Markey
Yes
Rabbitt
Yes
Steck
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Raia
AB
Stevenson
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Duprey
ER
Hikind
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Reilich
Yes
Sweeney
AB
Boyland
Yes
Espinal
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Johns
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Jordan
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titone
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Katz
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosa
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walter
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Gabryszak
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Butler
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kellner
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weisenberg
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Kim
Yes
Nojay
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Camara
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Wright
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Gibson
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Clark
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Colton
ER
Gjonaj
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Cook
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stec
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
ER
Markey
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hennessey
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Raia
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dinowitz
ER
Hikind
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Blankenbush
ER
DiPietro
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
AB
Boyland
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosa
Yes
Walter
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weisenberg
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes
Friend
AB
Kellner
ER
Nojay
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Wright
Yes
Buchwald
AB
Gabryszak
Yes
Kim
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Butler
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lalor
Yes
O'Donnell
ER
Scarborough
Yes
Camara
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
ER
Palmesano
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
ER
Simanowitz
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A00204 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 204--A Cal. No. 39 2013-2014 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, HEVESI, PEOPLES-STOKES, ROSENTHAL, SCHIMEL, LUPARDO, QUART, BUCHWALD, JAFFEE, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, GOTTFRIED, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to enacting the voter friendly ballot act; and to repeal section 7-126 of such law relating to the form of ballots The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "voter friendly ballot act". 3 § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 and paragraph b of subdivision 4 of 4 section 7-102 of the election law, as added by chapter 371 of the laws 5 of 1990, are amended to read as follows: 6 a. In the event that a candidate in a primary election believes that 7 the name of another candidate for the same office or position at such 8 election is sufficiently similar to his or hers so as to cause confusion 9 among the voters, such candidate may, not later than five days after the 10 last day to file the certificates or petitions of designation, file with 11 the board of elections with which such certificates or petitions of 12 designation are filed, a request that such board determine that such a 13 sufficient similarity exists. 14 b. Each candidate for an office or position for which such numbers are 15 assigned may file with such board, not later than fourteen days after 16 such determination, any or all of the information permitted by paragraph 17 a of this subdivision in the form in which such candidate wishes such 18 information to appear in such leaflet. If such board determines that 19 such filing does not comply with the requirements of this subdivision, EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03460-02-3A. 204--A 2 1 it shall notify such candidate forthwith by first class mail. Such 2 candidate may file revised information with such board not later than 3 ten days after such notice was mailed. If a candidate does not make a 4 filing within the times prescribed by this paragraph, the words "no 5 information supplied" shall appear next to his or her name on such leaf- 6 let. 7 § 3. Section 7-104 of the election law, as amended by chapter 165 of 8 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 9 § 7-104. Ballots; form of, voting machine. 1. All ballots shall be 10 printed and/or displayed in a format and arrangement, of such uniform 11 size and style as will fit the ballot [frame], and shall be in as plain 12 and clear a type or display as the space will reasonably permit, using 13 only sans serif print fonts. Such type or display on the ballot shall 14 satisfy all requirements and standards set forth pursuant to the federal 15 Help America Vote Act. 16 2. The names of parties or independent bodies which contain more than 17 fifteen letters may, whenever limitations of space so require, be print- 18 ed on the ballot in an abbreviated form. In printing the names of candi- 19 dates whose full names contain more than fifteen letters, only the 20 surname must be printed in full. The officer or board charged with the 21 duty of preparing the ballots shall request each such candidate to indi- 22 cate, in writing, the shortened form in which, subject to this 23 restriction, his or her name shall be printed. If no such indication is 24 received from such candidate within the time specified in the request, 25 such officer or board shall make the necessary determination. 26 3. (a) The party name or other designation, and a designating letter 27 and number shall be affixed to the name of each candidate, or, in case 28 of presidential electors, to the names of the candidates for president 29 and vice-president of such party, except in the city of New York a 30 designating letter and number need not be so affixed on a ballot for a 31 primary election. 32 (b) The titles of offices may be arranged horizontally, with the names 33 of candidates for an office and the slot or device for write-in ballots 34 for such office arranged vertically under the title of the office, or 35 the titles of offices may be arranged vertically, with the names of 36 candidates for an office and the slot or device for write-in ballots for 37 such office arranged horizontally opposite the title of the office. 38 (c) Each office shall occupy as many columns or rows on the machine as 39 the number of candidates to be elected to that office. 40 4. (a) The names of all candidates nominated by any party or independ- 41 ent body for an office shall always appear in the row or column contain- 42 ing generally the names of candidates nominated by such party or inde- 43 pendent body for other offices except as hereinafter provided. 44 (b) When the same person has been nominated for an office to be filled 45 at the election by more than one party, the voting machine shall be so 46 adjusted that his or her name shall appear in each row or column 47 containing generally the names of candidates for other offices nominated 48 by any such party. 49 (c) If such candidate has also been nominated by one or more independ- 50 ent bodies, his or her name shall appear only in each row or column 51 containing generally the names of candidates for other offices nominated 52 by any such party and the name of each such independent body shall 53 appear in one such row or column to be designated by the candidate in a 54 writing filed with the officer or board charged with the duty of provid- 55 ing ballots, or if such person shall fail to so designate, the names ofA. 204--A 3 1 such independent bodies shall appear in such row or column as such offi- 2 cer or board shall determine. 3 (d) If any person shall be nominated for any office by one party and 4 two or more independent bodies his or her name shall appear on the 5 voting machine twice; once in the row or column containing generally the 6 names of candidates for other offices nominated by such party, and once 7 in the row or column containing generally the names of candidates nomi- 8 nated by the independent body designated by such person in a writing 9 filed with the officer or board charged with the duty of providing 10 ballots and in connection with the name of such person in such row or 11 column shall appear the name of each independent body nominating him or 12 her or, if such person shall fail to so designate, the name of such 13 candidate and the names of such independent bodies shall appear in such 14 row or column as such officer or board shall determine. 15 (e) If any person is nominated for any office only by more than one 16 independent bodies, his or her name shall appear but once upon the 17 machine in one such row or column to be designated by the candidate in a 18 writing filed with the officer or board charged with the duty of provid- 19 ing ballots, or if the candidate shall fail to so designate, in the 20 place designated by the officer or board charged with the duty of 21 providing ballots, and in connection with his or her name there shall 22 appear the name of each independent body nominating him or her, but, 23 where the capacity of the machine will permit, the name of such person 24 shall not appear or be placed in a column or on a horizontal line with 25 the names of persons nominated by a party for other offices. 26 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision four of this section, 27 the name of a person who is nominated for the office of governor, or 28 state senator, or member of assembly, shall appear on the ballot as many 29 times as there are parties or independent bodies nominating him or her, 30 and there shall be a separate voting and registering device at each 31 place in which such name shall appear. 32 6. If any type of machine used in any county or city contains any 33 feature, the use of which is neither required nor prohibited by the 34 provisions of this chapter, the board of elections may, by resolution, 35 require that one or more of such features shall be used in such county. 36 Thereafter all machines of such type used in such county or city shall 37 be operated in conformity with any such resolution. Any such resolution 38 may thereafter be rescinded by such board and after being so rescinded 39 may be re-adopted. Once re-adopted by any board of elections, such a 40 resolution may not be rescinded again by such board. 41 7. The ballot shall have printed upon it in black ink for each party 42 or independent row, at the head of the column or the beginning of the 43 row containing the names of candidates, [the image of a closed fist with44index finger extended pointing to the party or independent row. In the45same space, in black letters as large as the space will permit, shall be46printed] the name of the party or independent body [and at the right of47the fist and below the index finger shall be printed in black ink the48emblem] and the designating [letters] letter of the row or column. 49 8. With respect to candidates for the offices of governor and lieuten- 50 ant governor of a party or independent body, ballots shall be printed so 51 that the names of such candidates for both offices shall appear in the 52 same row or column, with the name of the candidate for governor appear- 53 ing first and the ballot shall be so adjusted that both offices are 54 voted for jointly and have but one designating letter or number. 55 § 4. Section 7-106 of the election law, the section heading and subdi- 56 visions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 as amended and subdivisions 8, 9, 10 and 11A. 204--A 4 1 as renumbered by chapter 165 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 § 7-106. [Election day paper ballots; form of] Ballots; form of, for 4 ballot scanners; general, primary, or special elections. 1. Paper 5 ballots which are to be counted by a ballot scanner may consist of two 6 or more sheets which are divided into perforated sections which can be 7 separated at the time the ballot is scanned. Such ballots shall be 8 printed on paper of a quality, size, color, and weight approved by the 9 state board of elections, and shall be clearly distinguishable from 10 sample ballots by size, color, or other means. 11 2. [All paper ballots of the same kind for the same polling place12shall be identical. A different, but in each case uniform style and size13of type, shall be used for printing the names of candidates, the titles14of offices, political designations, and the reading form of all ques-15tions submitted. The names of candidates shall be printed in capital16letters in black-faced type.] Before each statewide election, the state 17 board of elections shall publish and distribute to the county boards of 18 elections a sample master template of that portion of the ballot which 19 relates to statewide offices. 20 3. All type shall be sans serif. Names of candidates shall be in a 21 uniform style and size of type using standard capitalization. Titles of 22 offices shall be in a uniform style and size of type. Political desig- 23 nations shall be in a uniform style and size of type. The form of all 24 questions submitted shall be in a uniform style and size of type. 25 4. Each ballot shall be printed on the sheet with a stub which shall 26 be separated therefrom by a line of perforations extending across the 27 entire ballot. On the face of the stub shall be printed "No........" the 28 blank to be filled with consecutive number of ballots beginning with 29 "No. 1", and increasing in regular numerical order. 30 [4.] 5. On such ballot shall be printed the following indorsement, the 31 blanks properly filled in: 32 Official Ballot for (General, Primary or Special, as applica- 33 ble) 34 Election 35 County of ........................ 36 (Assembly or Legislative, as applicable) District 37 ..................... 38 (Ward and City or town .................., as applica- 39 ble)............ 40 Election District ........................... 41 (Insert date of election.) 42 (Insert names of election commissioners providing the ballot.) 43 [5. The following ballot instructions shall be printed in heavy black44type:45INSTRUCTIONS46(1) Mark only with a writing instrument provided by the board of47elections.48(2) To vote for a candidate whose name is printed on this ballot fill49in the (insert oval or square, as applicable) above or next to the name50of the candidate.51(3) To vote for a person whose name is not printed on this ballot52write or stamp his or her name in the space labeled "write-in" that53appears (insert at the bottom of the column, the end of the row or atA. 204--A 5 1the bottom of the candidate names, as applicable) for such office (and,2if required by the voting system in use at such election, the3instructions shall also include "and fill in the (insert oval or square,4as applicable) corresponding with the write-in space in which you have5written in a name").6(4) To vote yes or no on a proposal, if any, that appears on the7(indicate where on the ballot the proposal may appear) fill in the8(insert oval or square, as applicable) that corresponds to your vote.9(5) Any other mark or writing, or any erasure made on this ballot10outside the voting squares or blank spaces provided for voting will void11this entire ballot.12(6) Do not overvote. If you select a greater number of candidates than13there are vacancies to be filled, your ballot will be void for that14public office, party position or proposal.15(7) If you tear, or deface, or wrongly mark this ballot, return it and16obtain another. Do not attempt to correct mistakes on the ballot by17making erasures or cross outs. Erasures or cross outs may invalidate all18or part of your ballot. Prior to submitting your ballot, if you make a19mistake in completing the ballot or wish to change your ballot choices,20you may obtain and complete a new ballot. You have a right to a replace-21ment ballot upon return of the original ballot.22(8) After completing your ballot, insert it into the ballot scanner23and wait for the notice that your ballot has been successfully scanned.24If no such notice appears, seek the assistance of an election inspector.256. The instructions in subdivision five of this section may be printed26on the front or back of the ballot or on a separate sheet or card. If27such instructions are not printed on the front of the ballot, there28shall be printed on the ballot, in the largest size type for which there29is room, the following legend: "See instructions on the other side" or30"See enclosed instructions", whichever is appropriate.317. Each such ballot shall be printed in sections in which the candi-32dates' names and political designations, the ballot proposals and other33requisite matter shall each be boxed in by heavy black perpendicular34lines of equal width. In each such section shall be voting ovals or35squares which voters may fill in. If applicable, ovals or squares shall36be provided next to the blank spaces provided for a voter to write in a37name.388. The space for the title of an office shall be three-eighths of an39inch, and the name of a candidate or for writing in a name, one-fourth40of an inch, in depth. At the left of the name of each designated candi-41date shall be an enclosed voting space, three-eighths of an inch in42width and approximately one-fourth of an inch in depth, bounded above,43below and to the right by black lines, heavier than those which separate44the spaces containing the names of candidates. To the left of voting45spaces which do not adjoin a vertical line dividing two parts, there46shall be a heavy black vertical line approximately one-eighth of an inch47in width. No voting space shall be provided in the space for writing in48names. In such case, the space corresponding to a voting space shall be49all black.509. Below the names of the candidates for each office or position there51shall be printed as many blank spaces, for writing in names of persons52for whom the voter desires to vote, as there are persons to be nominated53or elected.5410. In case the sections shall be so numerous as to make the ballot55unwieldy if they are printed in one column, they may be printed in asA. 204--A 6 1many columns as shall be necessary, and in that case, in order to2produce a rectangular ballot, blank sections may be used.] 3 6. Each ballot shall contain instructions for marking the ballot. The 4 instructions shall be printed in line lengths no wider than five inches. 5 The text shall be substantially as follows, so that it accurately 6 reflects the ballot layout: 7 INSTRUCTIONS 8 Mark the (insert "oval" or "square") to the left of the name of your 9 choice. (Provide illustration here.) To vote for a candidate whose name 10 is not printed on the ballot, (insert "mark the oval (or square) to the 11 left of 'write-in' and print the name clearly" or "print the name clear- 12 ly in the box labeled 'write-in'"), staying within the box. Any mark, 13 writing, or erasure outside the spaces provided for voting will void the 14 entire ballot. The number of choices is listed for each contest. Do not 15 mark the ballot for more candidates than allowed. If you do, your vote 16 in that contest will not count. If you make a mistake, or want to change 17 your vote, ask a poll worker for a new ballot. 18 7. The state board of elections shall provide line drawing illus- 19 trations to supplement these instructions. At a minimum, an illustration 20 of the correct way to mark the ballot shall be provided, but nothing in 21 this section shall be construed to limit the board in providing addi- 22 tional illustrations. 23 8. When a question or proposal is included on the ballot, instructions 24 substantially like the following shall be included on the ballot near 25 the first question or proposal: 26 Instructions for Voting for Questions and Proposals 27 To vote on a question or proposal, mark the (insert "oval" or 28 "square") to the left of your choice. If you make a mistake, or want to 29 change your vote, ask a poll worker for a new ballot. 30 9. When a question or proposal appears on the back of the ballot, 31 there shall appear on the front of the ballot words or a symbol indicat- 32 ing that the voter should turn over the ballot. 33 10. To the extent practicable, the ballot shall also comply with the 34 following specifications: 35 a. The instructions in subdivision six of this section shall be print- 36 ed in the upper left hand corner of the front of the ballot; 37 b. All text, including the title of each office and the name of each 38 candidate, shall be printed flush left and shall not be centered on the 39 ballot or in any column or row appearing on the ballot; 40 c. The voting oval or square shall be to the left of the name of the 41 candidate; 42 d. All text, including the name of each candidate as provided in 43 subdivision three of this section, shall be printed using standard 44 capitalization in accordance with instructions provided by the state 45 board of elections and shall not be printed using all capital letters; 46 e. The name of each candidate shall be printed using a font size of 47 not less than twelve points or one sixth of an inch; 48 f. The ballot shall use one font or font family with enough variations 49 for all text needs; 50 g. The ballot shall have a clear delineation between the ballot 51 instructions and the first office or ballot question or proposal through 52 the use of white space, illustration, shading, color, font size, or bold 53 type; 54 h. Color and shading shall be used consistently, so as to differen- 55 tiate instructions from ballot section dividers and contest information;A. 204--A 7 1 i. "Vote for one" or "Vote for up to ......" (the blank space to be 2 filled with the number of persons to be nominated for the office or 3 elected to the position), as applicable, shall be printed immediately 4 below each office title appearing on the ballot; 5 j. Above, below, or to the right of the name of each candidate, shall 6 be printed, in less prominent type face than that in which the candi- 7 date's name is printed, the name of the political party or independent 8 body by which the candidate was nominated or designated; 9 k. No party emblems shall be printed on the ballot; 10 l. The names of candidates for the same office shall appear on the 11 same page and in the same column(s) or row(s) of that page of a printed 12 ballot, and may not be separated by a perforation. 13 11. The names of parties or independent bodies which contain more 14 than fifteen letters may, whenever limitations of space so require, be 15 printed on the ballot in an abbreviated form. In printing the names of 16 candidates whose full names contain more than fifteen letters, only the 17 surname must be printed in full. The officer or board charged with the 18 duty of preparing the ballots shall request each such candidate to indi- 19 cate, in writing, the shortened form in which, subject to this 20 restriction, his or her name shall be printed. If no such indication is 21 received from such candidate within the time specified in the request, 22 such officer or board shall make the necessary determination. [No emblem23shall occupy a space longer in any direction than the voting square to24which it relates.] 25 § 5. The section heading and subdivision 3 of section 7-108 of the 26 election law are amended to read as follows: 27 Ballots; form for general elections; additional requirements. 28 [3. In every instance where multiple casting of votes is permitted for29two or more candidates for the same office or position, the instruction30on the ballot or machine shall read "Vote for any.........", (the blank31space to be filled with the number of persons to be nominated for the32office or elected to the position).] 33 § 6. Section 7-110 of the election law, as amended by chapter 647 of 34 the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows: 35 § 7-110. Ballots; form for ballot proposals; additional requirements. 36 Ballot proposals shall appear on the voting machine or ballot in a sepa- 37 rate section. At the left of, or below or above, each proposal shall 38 appear [two voting levers or] two voting [squares, each at least one-39half inch square] positions. Next to the first [lever or square] voting 40 position shall be printed the word "Yes," and next to the second [lever41or square] voting position shall be printed the word "No." The proposals 42 shall be numbered consecutively on the voting machine or ballot. The 43 number of each proposal shall appear in front of its designation as an 44 amendment, proposition or question in the following form: "Proposal 45 one, an amendment; proposal two, a proposition; proposal three, a ques- 46 tion". 47 § 7. Section 7-114 of the election law, as amended by chapter 234 of 48 the laws of 1976, paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 49 433 of the laws of 1984 and paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 as amended by 50 chapter 461 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: 51 § 7-114. Ballots; form for primary election; additional requirements. 52 1. (a) [The] On the face of the official ballot for a primary election 53 [shall be divided into parts. Descriptive words to indicate the purpose54of each part shall be printed at its head. Beginning at the left or top,55the first part shall be entitled, and shall be for "Candidates] contests 56 and candidates for nomination for public office[". The second part shallA. 204--A 8 1be entitled, and shall be for "Candidates] shall appear first, followed 2 by contests and candidates for party positions.[" When necessary, a part3may be divided into two or more columns or rows, but the] The names of 4 all persons designated for the same office or party position shall be in 5 the same column or row. 6 (b) [In each part shall be printed the titles of the offices or party7positions, as the case may be, for which the part is to be used, and8under each such title shall be printed the names of the designated9candidates for the office or position.10(c)] Where a candidate for nomination for the same public office or 11 for election to the same party position is designated by two or more 12 petitions, his or her name shall be placed upon the ballot for the 13 primary election but once as such a candidate. 14 [(d)] (c) The ballot shall not contain a space for voting for candi- 15 dates for uncontested offices and positions, and no ballot shall be 16 printed for a party whose primary is uncontested unless a petition for 17 opportunity to ballot has been filed. 18 2. (a) The paper ballot for a primary election shall conform to the 19 form for paper ballots set forth in this article with respect to quality 20 and weight of paper, perforated line, and number on the stub [on the21back of the ballot]. 22 (b) [On the back of the paper ballot, on the stub, immediately below23the number, shall be the name of the party. On the back of the ballot24and below the stub, and immediately to the left of the center of the25ballot, and on the front of the ballot, below the perforated line, shall26be printed, in addition to the other information required for paper27ballots, the name and emblem of the party and the words "Official prima-28ry ballot."29(c) On the front of the stub, above the perforated line at the top of30the paper ballot shall be printed the same instructions as on the gener-31al election ballot.32(d) The parts of the paper ballot below such heavy black horizontal33line shall be separated by a heavy black vertical line or lines, one-34fourth of an inch in width. Descriptive words to indicate the purpose of35each part shall be printed at its head, below the heavy black horizontal36line. Immediately below such captions shall be printed two light paral-37lel horizontal lines approximately one-sixteenth of an inch apart,38extending across each part.39(e) The names of candidates on paper ballots shall be numbered with40arabic numerals printed in heavy faced type beginning with "one" for the41first candidate named in the first part and continuing in numerical42order to and including the last candidate named in the last part, except43that where two or more candidates are to be elected to a party position,44the names of candidates designated by each petition shall be grouped,45and each group shall have but one number, which shall be printed oppo-46site the approximate center of the group.47(f) The] Except in the city of New York, the number of a candidate 48 shall be printed on the paper ballot between the voting space and the 49 name of the candidate. Each group shall have a bracket embracing the 50 names in the group. In the city of New York, two or more candidates 51 running to be elected to a party position as a group may be referred to 52 collectively on the ballot as a "group." 53 [(g)] (c) Spaces containing names of candidates and for writing in 54 names, and intervening spaces on the paper ballot, shall be separated by 55 light horizontal lines. [Names of candidates shall be printed [in capi-A. 204--A 9 1tal letters not less than one-eighth nor more than three-sixteenths of2an inch in height.] 3 [(h)] (d) The paper ballots of no two parties shall be identified by 4 the same color or color markings, and the state board of elections 5 shall select the color for each new party[, and not later than twelve6weeks before a primary election, shall transmit to each board of7elections]. The state board of elections shall include with the board's 8 ballot certification a certificate stating the colors so selected. 9 § 8. Subdivisions 2, 3 and 4 of section 7-116 of the election law, 10 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 234 of the laws of 1976 and subdivi- 11 sion 3 as amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, are amended to read 12 as follows: 13 2. The officer or board who or which prepares the ballot shall deter- 14 mine the order in which shall appear, below the names of party candi- 15 dates the nominations made only by independent bodies. Such officer or 16 board also shall determine the order in which shall be printed, in a 17 section of such ballot the names of two or more candidates nominated by 18 one party or independent body, for an office to which two or more 19 persons are to be elected; provided, however, that any such candidate 20 may, by a writing filed with such board or officer not later than one 21 week after the adjournment of the convention or one week after the 22 primary election nominating him or her, or otherwise not later than two 23 days after the filing of the petition or certificate nominating him or 24 her, demand that such order be determined by lot, and in that case such 25 order shall be so determined, upon two days notice by mail given by such 26 board or officer to each candidate for such office. The state board of 27 elections shall perform the duties required by this subdivision in all 28 cases affecting nominations filed in its office. 29 3. The officer or board with whom or which are filed the designations 30 for a public office or party position shall determine by lot, upon two 31 days notice by mail given by such board or officer to each candidate for 32 such office or position and to the committee, if any, named in the 33 designating petition, the order in which shall be printed on the offi- 34 cial primary ballot, under the title of the office or position, the 35 names of candidates for public office, the names of candidates for a 36 party position to which not more than one person is to be elected, and 37 the groups of names of candidates for party position where two or more 38 persons are to be elected thereto and any petition designates two or 39 more persons therefor, provided, however, that whenever groups of names 40 for more than one party position are designated by the same petition, 41 the order in which they shall be printed on the official primary ballot 42 shall be determined by a single lot. Candidates for [delegate or deleg-43ates] delegate(s) and alternate [delegate or delegates] delegate(s) to 44 conventions designated by the same petition shall, for the purpose of 45 this subdivision, be treated as one group. The names of candidates, if 46 any, for a party position to which two or more persons are to be 47 elected, who are designated by individual petitions and not in a group 48 shall be printed below such group or groups, in such order between them- 49 selves, as such officer or board shall determine by lot upon the notice 50 specified in this subdivision. The names within a group of candidates 51 designated for party position by one petition shall be printed in the 52 same order in which they appear in the petition, unless they appear in a 53 different order on different pages of the petition, in which case their 54 order within the group shall be determined by such officer or board by 55 lot upon the notice specified in this subdivision. Candidates for 56 members of a state committee designated by a single petition shall, forA. 204--A 10 1 the purposes of this subdivision, be treated as one group. However, the 2 notice to a committee of the drawing need not be mailed to more than 3 five members, if there be that many, and as to offices or party posi- 4 tions for which designating petitions are filed with the board of 5 elections of the city of New York the notice shall be given to the 6 committees only. 7 4. If a vacancy in a designation or nomination be filled after the 8 making, in the manner provided in this section, of a determination of 9 the order in which the names of candidates for the office or position 10 are to be printed, the name of the candidate designated or nominated to 11 fill such vacancy shall be printed in the place so determined for the 12 original candidate, provided such placement is consistent with the 13 requirements for ballot construction set forth in this article. 14 § 9. Section 7-118 of the election law, as amended by chapter 157 of 15 the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 16 § 7-118. Ballots; facsimile and sample. 1. The board of elections 17 shall provide facsimile and sample ballots which shall be arranged in 18 the form of a diagram showing such part of the face of the voting 19 machine or ballots as shall be in use at that election. Such facsimile 20 and sample ballots shall be [either in full or reduced size] distin- 21 guishable from the ballot by size, color, or other means and shall 22 contain suitable illustrated directions for voting on the voting machine 23 or ballot. 24 2. Such facsimile ballots shall be mounted and displayed for public 25 inspection at each polling place during election day. 26 3. Sample ballots may be mailed by the board of elections to each 27 eligible voter at least three days before the election, or in lieu ther- 28 eof, a copy of such sample ballot may be published at least once within 29 one week preceding the election in newspapers [representing the major30political parties] or on a website maintained by the board of elections. 31 4. One copy of such facsimile shall be sent to each school in the 32 county, providing the ninth through the twelfth years of compulsory 33 education, and in the city of New York to each such school in the city 34 of New York, at least one week before each general election for posting 35 at a convenient place in such school. The board of elections shall also 36 send a facsimile ballot to any other school requesting such a ballot. 37 In the alternative, the requirements of this subdivision may be fully 38 satisfied by publishing such facsimile on a website maintained by the 39 board of elections and notifying each such school of such publication. 40 § 10. Subdivision 1 of section 7-120 of the election law is amended to 41 read as follows: 42 1. If any voting machine or system for use in any election shall 43 become out of order during an election it shall, if possible, be 44 repaired or another machine or system substituted as promptly as possi- 45 ble. In case such repair or substitution cannot be made, emergency 46 ballots, printed or written, and of any suitable form, shall be provided 47 by the board of elections and may be used for the taking of votes. 48 § 11. Section 7-122 of the election law, subdivision 1 as amended by 49 chapter 234 of the laws of 1976, the schedule in paragraph (b) of subdi- 50 vision 1 as added by chapter 381 of the laws of 1979, paragraphs (c) and 51 (d) of subdivision 1 and subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 as amended 52 by chapter 165 of the laws of 2010, subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 53 9 of the laws of 1978, and subdivisions 6 and 7 as renumbered by chapter 54 352 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: 55 § 7-122. Ballots; absentee voters. 1. (a) Ballots for absentee voters 56 shall be, as nearly as practicable, in the same form as those to beA. 204--A 11 1 voted in the district on election day, if any, except that ballots for 2 primary elections shall omit the party position of ward, town, city or 3 county committee and except further that such ballots need not have a 4 stub, and shall have the words "Absentee Ballot", endorsed thereon. 5 (b) [The names of candidates upon the ballot shall be printed in6appropriate sections, with titles of offices, section numbers, emblems,7voting squares, names of parties and political organizations and blank8spaces for writing in names of persons not printed on the ballot. Except9as to the spacing, such ballot shall be printed wherever applicable10substantially as follows:11(Form in chap. 381/79)12(c) The indorsement shall be printed and properly filled in:13Official Absentee Ballot for (General, Primary or Special, as applica-14ble)15Election16County of......................17(Assembly or Legislative, as applicable) District................18(Ward and City or town, as applicable)...........................19(Insert date of election)20(Insert names of election commissioners providing the ballot)21(d)] On the front of the ballot prepared for counting by hand, [shall22be printed in heavy black type the following instructions] the 23 instructions for marking the ballot shall be substantially as follows, 24 so that it accurately reflects the ballot layout: 25 INSTRUCTIONS 26 [1. Mark in pen or pencil.272. To vote for a candidate whose name is printed on this ballot, make28a single cross X mark or a single check, V mark in the voting square29above the name of the candidate.303. To vote for a person whose name is not printed on this ballot write31or stamp his or her name in the space that appears at the bottom of the32column or the end of the row (indicate where on the ballot the write-in33space appears) containing the title of the office.344. To vote on a proposal make a cross X mark or a check V mark in one35of the squares contained in the box setting forth such proposal.365. Any other mark or writing, or any erasure made on this ballot37outside the voting squares or blank spaces provided for voting will void38this entire ballot.396. Do not overvote. If you select a greater number of candidates than40there are vacancies to be filled, your ballot will be void for that41public office, party position or proposal.427. If you tear, or deface, or wrongly mark this ballot, call the board43of elections at (insert phone number here) for instructions on how to44obtain a new ballot. Do not attempt to correct mistakes on the ballot by45making erasures or cross outs. Erasures or cross outs may invalidate all46or part of your ballot. Prior to submitting your ballot, if you make a47mistake in completing the ballot or wish to change your ballot choices,48you may obtain and complete a new ballot. You have a right to a replace-49ment ballot upon return of the original ballot.] Mark the (insert "oval" 50 or "square") to the left of the name of your choice. (Provide illus- 51 tration here.) To vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the 52 ballot, (insert "mark the oval (or square) to the left of 'write-in' and 53 print the name clearly" or "print the name clearly in the box labeled 54 'write-in'"), staying within the box. Any mark, writing, or erasure 55 outside the spaces provided for voting will void the entire ballot. IfA. 204--A 12 1 you make a mistake or want to change your vote, call the board of 2 elections at (insert phone number here) for instructions on how to 3 obtain a new ballot. You have a right to a replacement ballot upon 4 return of the original ballot. The number of choices is listed for each 5 contest. Do not mark the ballot for more candidates than allowed. If you 6 do, your vote in that contest will not count. 7 (c) When a question or proposal is included on the ballot, 8 instructions substantially similar to those provided in subdivision six 9 of section 7-106 of this article shall be included. 10 (d) The ballot proposals may be on the back of the ballot, or on a 11 separate ballot. 12 2. [The following provisions shall apply to all absentee ballots13prepared for counting by a ballot scanner and all other] All provisions 14 of this chapter not inconsistent with this subdivision shall be applica- 15 ble to [such] absentee ballots prepared for counting by ballot scanner[:16(a) The party emblem need not be printed next to the name of each17candidate.18(b) The ballot proposals may be on the back of the ballot, or on a19separate ballot.20(c) The printed instructions to the voter shall read as follows:21INSTRUCTIONS221. Mark only with a pen or pencil.232. To vote for a candidate whose name is printed on this ballot, fill24in the (insert oval or square, as applicable) above or next to the name25of the candidate.263. To vote for a person whose name is not printed on this ballot,27write or stamp his or her name in the space labeled "write-in" that28appears (insert at the bottom of the column or the end of the row, as29applicable) containing the title of the office and, if required by the30voting system in use at such election, the instructions shall also31include "and fill in the (insert oval or square, as applicable) corre-32sponding with the write-in space in which the voter has written a name."334. To vote yes or no on a proposal, if any, that appears on the (indi-34cate where on the ballot the proposal may appear) fill in the (insert35oval or square, as applicable) that corresponds to your vote.365. Any other mark or writing, or any erasure made on this ballot37outside the voting squares or blank spaces provided for voting will void38this entire ballot.396. Do not overvote. If you select a greater number of candidates than40there are vacancies to be filled, your ballot will be void for that41public office, party position or proposal.427. If you tear, or deface, or wrongly mark this ballot, call the43board of elections at (insert phone number here) for instructions on how44to obtain a new ballot. Do not attempt to correct mistakes on the ballot45by making erasures or cross outs. Erasures or cross outs may invalidate46all or part of your ballot. Prior to submitting your ballot, if you make47a mistake in completing the ballot or wish to change your ballot choic-48es, you may obtain and complete a new ballot. You have a right to a49replacement ballot upon return of the original ballot.50(d) Such instructions may be printed on the front or back of the51ballot or on a separate sheet or card. If such instructions are not52printed on the front of the ballot, there shall be printed on the53ballot, in the largest size type for which there is room, the following54legend: "See instructions on other side" or "See enclosed instructions",55whichever is appropriate.A. 204--A 13 1(e) Such ballots which are to be counted by a ballot scanner may2consist of two or more sheets, which are divided into perforated3sections which can be separated at the time of canvassing]. 4 3. The determination of the appropriate county board of elections as 5 to the candidates duly designated or nominated for public office or 6 party position whose name shall appear on the absentee ballot and as to 7 ballot proposals to be voted on shall be made no later than the day 8 after the state board of elections issues its certification of those 9 candidates to be voted for at the general, special or primary election. 10 The determinations of the state board of elections and the respective 11 county boards of elections shall be final and conclusive with respect to 12 such offices for which petitions or certificates are required to be 13 filed with such boards, as the case may be but nothing herein contained 14 shall prevent a board of elections, or a court of competent jurisdiction 15 from determining at a later date that any such certification, desig- 16 nation or nomination is invalid and, in the event of such later determi- 17 nation, no vote cast for any such nominee by any voter shall be counted 18 at the election. 19 [5.] 4. There shall be three envelopes for each absentee ballot issued 20 by mail: the inner affirmation envelope into which a voter places his or 21 her voted ballot, the outer envelope which shall be addressed to the 22 absentee voter, and the mailing envelope which is addressed to the coun- 23 ty board of elections. The board of elections shall furnish with each 24 absentee ballot an inner affirmation envelope. On one side of the envel- 25 ope shall be printed: 26 OFFICIAL ABSENTEE BALLOT 27 for 28 GENERAL (OR PRIMARY OR SPECIAL) ELECTION, 29 ........., 20..... 30 Name of voter......................................... 31 Residence (street and number if any).................. 32 City/or town of.......(village, if any)............... 33 County of............................................. 34 Assembly district .................................... 35 Legislative District (as applicable) ................. 36 Ward (as applicable) ................................. 37 Election District..................................... 38 Party Enrollment (in case of primary election)........ 39 [6] 5. The date of the election, name of the county, and name of a 40 city, if there be a separate ballot for city voters, shall be printed, 41 and the name of the voter, residence, number of the assembly district, 42 if any, name of town, number of ward, if any, election district and 43 party enrollment, if required, shall be either printed or written or 44 stamped in by the board. 45 [7.] 6. There shall also be a place for two board of elections staff 46 members or inspectors of opposite political parties to indicate, by 47 placing their initials thereon, that they have checked and marked the 48 voter's poll record. 49 [8.] 7. On the reverse side of such inner affirmation envelope shall 50 be printed the following statement: 51 AFFIRMATION 52 I do declare that I am a citizen of the United States, that I am duly 53 registered in the election district shown on the reverse side of thisA. 204--A 14 1 envelope and I am qualified to vote in such district; that I will be 2 unable to appear personally on the day of the election for which this 3 ballot is voted at the polling place of the election district in which I 4 am a qualified voter because of the reason given on my application here- 5 tofore submitted; that I have not qualified nor do I intend to vote 6 elsewhere, that I have not committed any act nor am I under any imped- 7 iment which denies me the right to vote. 8 I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of 9 my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material 10 false statement in the foregoing statement of absentee voter, I shall be 11 guilty of a misdemeanor. 12 Date.................20..... ..................................... 13 Signature or mark of voter 14 ..................................... 15 Signature of Witness (required only 16 if voter does not sign his or her own 17 name) 18 ..................................... 19 Address of Witness 20 [9.] 8. The inner affirmation envelope shall be gummed, ready for 21 sealing, and shall have printed thereon, on the side opposite the state- 22 ment, instructions as to the duties of the voter after the marking of 23 the ballot, which instructions shall include a specific direction stat- 24 ing when such ballot must be postmarked and when such ballot must reach 25 the office of the board of elections in order to be canvassed. 26 [10.] 9. Each inner affirmation ballot envelope shall be enclosed in 27 an outer envelope addressed to the appropriate board of elections and 28 bearing on it a specific direction that if an original application for 29 an absentee ballot is received with the ballot, such application must be 30 completed by the voter and returned in the outer envelope together with 31 the sealed inner affirmation envelope containing the absentee ballot 32 within the time limits for receipt of the absentee ballot itself. Such 33 inner affirmation envelope and outer envelope shall be enclosed in [a] 34 the third envelope addressed to the absentee voter. The outer and third 35 envelopes shall have printed on the face thereof the words "Election 36 Material--Please Expedite". 37 § 12. The opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 7-123 of the 38 election law, as amended by chapter 104 of the laws of 2010, is amended 39 to read as follows: 40 There shall be three envelopes for each military absentee ballot 41 issued when the military voter's preferred method of transmission is "by 42 mail": the inner affirmation envelope into which a voter places his or 43 her voted ballot, the outer envelope which shall be addressed to the 44 absentee voter, and the mailing envelope which is addressed to the coun- 45 ty board of elections. The board of elections shall furnish an inner 46 affirmation envelope with each military ballot upon which envelope shall 47 be printed: 48 § 13. The opening and closing paragraphs of subdivision 2 of section 49 7-124 of the election law, as amended by chapter 104 of the laws of 50 2010, are amended to read as follows: 51 There shall be three envelopes for each special federal absentee 52 ballot issued by mail: the inner affirmation envelope into which a voterA. 204--A 15 1 places his or her voted ballot, the outer envelope which shall be 2 addressed to the absentee voter, and the mailing envelope which is 3 addressed to the county board of elections. The board of elections shall 4 furnish an inner affirmation envelope with each special federal ballot 5 upon which envelope shall be printed: 6 I understand that a material misstatement of fact in the completion of 7 this document may constitute grounds for conviction of a crime. 8 Date.................20..... ..................................... 9 Signature or mark of voter 10 ..................................... 11 Signature of Witness (required only 12 if voter does not sign his or her own 13 name) 14 ..................................... 15 Address of Witness 16 § 14. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 7-125 of the election law, 17 subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 235 of the laws of 2000, are amended 18 to read as follows: 19 2. There shall be three envelopes for each special presidential absen- 20 tee ballot issued by mail: the inner affirmation envelope into which a 21 voter places his or her voted ballot, the outer envelope which shall be 22 addressed to the absentee voter, and the mailing envelope which is 23 addressed to the county board of elections. The board of elections shall 24 furnish with each special presidential ballot an envelope. On one side 25 of the envelope shall be printed: 26 OFFICIAL BALLOT, SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL VOTERS, 27 FOR GENERAL ELECTION, 28 NOVEMBER......., [19] 20.... 29 Name of voter .......................................................... 30 Residence from which vote is being cast: 31 Street and number ...................................................... 32 City or town ........................................................... 33 County ................................................................. 34 Assembly District or Ward .............................................. 35 Election District ...................................................... 36 The date of the election and name of the county shall be printed, and 37 the name of the voter, residence, name of the city or town, number of 38 ward or assembly district, if any, and election district shall be print- 39 ed, written or stamped in by the board. 40 3. On the reverse side of such envelope shall be printed the follow- 41 ing statement: 42 STATEMENT OF SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL VOTER 43 I do declare I am a qualified special presidential voter of said 44 district; that I am not qualified and am not able to qualify to vote 45 elsewhere than as set forth on the reverse side of this envelope; that I 46 am a citizen of the United States; that on the date of the election forA. 204--A 16 1 which this ballot is voted, I will be at least eighteen years of age; 2 and that I have not committed any act, nor am I under any impediment, 3 which denies me the right to vote. 4 I hereby declare that the foregoing is a true statement to the best of 5 my knowledge and belief, and I understand that if I make any material 6 false statement in the foregoing statement, I shall be guilty of a 7 misdemeanor. 8 Date.................20..... ..................................... 9 Signature or mark of voter 10 ..................................... 11 Signature of Witness (required only 12 if voter does not sign his or her own 13 name) 14 ..................................... 15 Address of Witness 16 § 15. Section 7-126 of the election law is REPEALED. 17 § 16. Section 7-128 of the election law is amended to read as follows: 18 § 7-128. Ballots; inspection of. 1. Each officer or board charged with 19 the duty of providing official ballots for an election shall have sample 20 ballots open to public inspection [five] twenty-eight days before the 21 election for which they were prepared and the official ballots open to 22 such inspection [four] fourteen days before such election [except that23the sample and official ballots for a village election held at a differ-24ent time from a general election shall be open to public inspection at25least two days before such election]. During the times within which the 26 ballots are open for inspection, such officer or board shall deliver to 27 each voter applying therefor a sample of the ballot which he or she is 28 entitled to vote. 29 2. a. Each officer or board charged with the duty of preparing ballots 30 to be used [on voting machines] in any election shall give written 31 notice, by first class mail, to all candidates, except candidates for 32 member of the county committee, who are lawfully entitled to have their 33 names appear thereon, of the time when, and the place where, they may 34 inspect the [voting machines] ballots to be used for such election. The 35 candidates or their designated representatives may appear at the time 36 and place specified in such notice to inspect such [machines] ballots, 37 provided, however, that the time so specified shall be [not less than38two] no later than fourteen days [prior to the date of] before the 39 election at which the ballots will be used. 40 b. A candidate, whose name appears on the ballot [for an election41district] or his or her designated representative, may, in the presence 42 of the election officer attending the [voting machine] ballot, inspect 43 the [face of the machine] ballot to see that his or her ballot [label] 44 position is in its proper place[, but at no time during the inspection45shall the booth be closed] or places. 46 3. Each officer or board charged with the duty of preparing ballots 47 to be used with voting machines or systems in any election shall give 48 written notice, by first class mail, to all candidates, except candi- 49 dates for member of the county committee, who are lawfully entitled to 50 have their names appear thereon, of the time when, and the place where, 51 they may inspect the voting machines or systems to be used for such 52 election. The candidates or their designated representatives may appearA. 204--A 17 1 at the time and place specified in such notice to view the conduct of 2 the logic and accuracy testing required to be performed on such voting 3 machines or systems, provided however, that the time so specified shall 4 be not less than fifteen days prior to the date of the election. 5 § 17. Section 7-130 of the election law is amended to read as follows: 6 § 7-130. Ballots; examination by voters and instruction in use of 7 voting machines. One or more voting machines which shall contain the 8 ballot labels, showing the [party emblems and] title of officers to be 9 voted for, and which shall so far as practicable contain the names of 10 the candidates to be voted for, shall be placed on public exhibition in 11 some suitable place by the board of elections, in charge of competent 12 instructors, for at least three days during the thirty days next preced- 13 ing an election. No voting machine which is to be assigned for use in an 14 election shall be used for such purpose after having been prepared and 15 sealed for the election. During such public exhibition, the counting 16 mechanism of the machine shall be concealed from view and the doors may 17 be temporarily opened only when authorized by the board or official 18 having charge and control of the election. Any voter shall be allowed to 19 examine such machine, and upon request shall be instructed in its use. 20 § 18. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to 21 ballots to be used for elections occurring on or after the first day of 22 July next succeeding the year in which it shall have become a law, 23 except that paragraph a of subdivision 10 of section 7-106 of the 24 election law, as added by section four of this act, shall apply to 25 ballots to be used in jurisdictions other than the counties of Albany, 26 Erie, Nassau, Rockland, and Schenectady or the city of New York counties 27 on or after the last day of December next succeeding the year in which 28 it shall have become a law.