Provides that voters who voted by affidavit ballot shall be notified as to whether their vote was tallied, and, if not, an explanation must be provided.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1056
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 22, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to tally notification for
affidavit ballot voters
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-313
2 to read as follows:
3 § 8-313. Tally notification for voters casting an affidavit ballot.
4 1. The board of elections shall notify in writing any person who voted
5 in a general or special election by affidavit ballot as to whether or
6 not their vote was eventually tallied. If such votes were not tallied,
7 such notification must provide an explanation.
8 2. Notification must be provided no later than ninety days after the
9 board of elections has certified the winners for all offices on the
10 ballots.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
12 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01199-02-9
