STATE OF NEW YORK
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5626--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 13, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. MOLINARO, CROUCH, J. MILLER, COLTON, ERRIGO,
KOLB, HAWLEY, CALHOUN, ALFANO, KAVANAGH, FINCH, TOBACCO -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. DUPREY, GIGLIO, JORDAN, McKEVITT, QUINN, REILLY,
SAYWARD, TEDISCO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Election Law -- recommitted to the Committee on Election Law in
accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to absentee voting
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 8-400 of the election law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
3 11. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a qualified voter in
4 any village, town, city, or school or fire district may vote in any
5 special election, district election or local referendum by absentee
6 ballot pursuant to this section.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
8 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07132-03-0
