Shortens registration application form deadline received by the state board of elections or showing a dated cancellation mark from the US post office or contained in an envelope showing such a dated cancellation mark from the twenty-fifth day to the tenth day before the ensuing primary, general or special election; further reflects such day change on the statewide application form.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4314
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 3, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, DINOWITZ, BRADLEY, BING, PAULIN, HOYT,
GUNTHER, BOYLAND, POWELL, JAFFEE, JOHN, ROSENTHAL, KAVANAGH -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, BROOK-KRASNY, CAHILL, CHRISTENSEN,
CLARK, COLTON, CONTE, DelMONTE, DIAZ, FIELDS, GIGLIO, GOTTFRIED,
HEASTIE, JACOBS, KOON, LIFTON, MAGEE, MAYERSOHN, MILLMAN, MOLINARO,
PEOPLES, REILLY, P. RIVERA, ROBINSON, SPANO, THIELE, WALKER, WEISEN-
BERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to registration and
enrollment
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 5-210 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 3. Completed application forms, when received by any county board of
5 elections and, with respect to application forms promulgated by the
6 federal election commission, when received by the state board of
7 elections, or showing a dated cancellation mark of the United States
8 Postal Service or contained in an envelope showing such a dated cancel-
9 lation mark which is not later than the [twenty-fifth] tenth day before
10 the next ensuing primary, general or special election, and received no
11 later than the [twentieth] tenth day before such election, or delivered
12 in person to such county board of elections not later than the tenth day
13 before a special election, shall entitle the applicant to vote in such
14 election, if he or she is otherwise qualified, provided, however, such
15 applicant shall not vote on a voting machine until his or her identity
16 is verified. Any county board of elections receiving an application form
17 from a person who does not reside in its jurisdiction but who does
18 reside elsewhere in the state of New York, shall forthwith forward such
19 application form to the proper county board of elections. Each board of
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 elections shall make an entry on each such form of the date it is
2 received by such board.
3 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 5-210 of the election
4 law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read
5 as follows:
6 (b) Instructions on how to fill out and submit the form and that the
7 form must be received by any county board of elections at least [twen-
8 ty-five] ten days prior to the election at which the applicant may vote.
9 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
