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A07009 Summary:

A07009 Actions:

A07009 Committee Votes:

Committee:ELECTION LAW   Chair:Cusick      
DATE:05/09/2017AYE/NAY:16/0  Action: Favorable         
Cusick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Galef
Aye
McKevitt
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Lupinacci
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Lifton
Aye
Kavanagh
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Buchwald
Aye
Blake
Aye
Walker
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Vanel
Aye

A07009 Floor Votes:

A07009 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7009
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 29, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  BLAKE,  DINOWITZ,  GALEF,  JAFFEE,
          M. G. MILLER, ROSENTHAL, ZEBROWSKI, CROUCH, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by
          -- M. of A.  ABBATE, ENGLEBRIGHT, HEVESI -- read once and referred  to
          the Committee on Election Law
 
        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to mailing special ballots
          for victims of domestic violence

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 11-306 of  the  election  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  163  of  the  laws  of 2010, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    1. A voter may deliver to the board of  elections,  in  person  or  by
     5  mail,  at  any  time during the period in which absentee ballot applica-
     6  tions may be delivered, a signed written statement swearing  or  affirm-
     7  ing:
     8    (a) that he or she is the victim of domestic violence;
     9    (b)  that  he  or  she  has  left his or her residence because of such
    10  violence; and
    11    (c) that because of the  threat  of  physical  or  emotional  harm  to
    12  himself  or  herself or to family or household members, he or she wishes
    13  to cast a special ballot  in  the  next  election.  The  statement  must
    14  include  the  voter's  address  of  registration. The board of elections
    15  shall mail a special ballot to every qualified voter eligible for such a
    16  ballot who requests to cast such ballot  by  mail,  whose  statement  is
    17  received  by  the  board of elections not earlier than the thirtieth day
    18  nor later than the seventh day before the election for which the  ballot
    19  is  requested  and which states the address to which the ballot is to be
    20  mailed. The board of elections shall permit  such  a  voter  to  cast  a
    21  special ballot at an office of such board of elections [not earlier than
    22  one  week before the election and] not later than the close of the polls
    23  on election day, or by mail within the same time and in the same  manner
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10727-02-7
        A. 7009                             2
 
     1  in which absentee ballots may be cast. Such ballots shall be retained at
     2  the board of elections and cast and canvassed pursuant to the provisions
     3  of section 9-209 of this chapter.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.