STATE OF NEW YORK
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247
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, KAVANAGH, SPANO, PHEFFER --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, DINOWITZ, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,
LIFTON, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, ROSENTHAL, SWEENEY --
read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to absentee voting
requirements
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 8-400 of
2 the election law, as amended by chapter 63 of the laws of 2010, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 A qualified voter may vote as an absentee voter under this chapter if,
5 on the occurrence of any village election conducted by the board of
6 elections, primary election, special election, general election or New
7 York city community school board district or city of Buffalo school
8 district election, he or she expects in good faith on the date of
9 election to be:
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00830-01-1
