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S08370 Summary:
BILL NO | S08370B |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A10830 |
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SPONSOR | MYRIE |
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COSPNSR | BIAGGI, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GIANARIS, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, LIU, MAY, RAMOS |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd 9-209, El L | |
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Relates to providing voters an opportunity to cure deficiencies regarding absentee ballots. |
S08370 Actions:
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05/19/2020 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/16/2020 | AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/16/2020 | PRINT NUMBER 8370A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/17/2020 | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/17/2020 | PRINT NUMBER 8370B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/21/2020 | REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/22/2020 | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/22/2020 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/22/2020 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/22/2020 | referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/23/2020 | substituted for a10830 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/23/2020 | ordered to third reading rules cal.347 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/23/2020 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07/23/2020 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/10/2020 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/21/2020 | SIGNED CHAP.141 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/21/2020 | APPROVAL MEMO.5 |
S08370 Committee Votes:
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Yes
Abbate
No
Crouch
No
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Solages
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Cruz
No
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
No
Stec
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Steck
No
Ashby
Yes
Cymbrowitz
No
Goodell
No
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Stern
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Darling
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
No
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
No
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Griffin
No
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
No
Tague
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
No
Reilly
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
No
Hawley
No
Mikulin
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Barron
No
DeStefano
Yes
Hevesi
No
Miller B
ER
Richardson
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Rivera
No
Walczyk
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Wallace
No
Blankenbush
No
DiPietro
Yes
Jaffee
No
Morinello
Yes
Rosenthal L
No
Walsh
No
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
No
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
No
Salka
Yes
Williams
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Joyner
No
Norris
ER
Santabarbara
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Wright
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
No
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
ER
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
No
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
No
Lalor
Yes
Otis
No
Schmitt
Yes
Mr. Speaker
No
Byrnes
ER
Finch
Yes
Lavine
No
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Cahill
No
Fitzpatrick
No
Lawrence
No
Palumbo
Yes
Simon
Yes
Carroll
No
Friend
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
No
Smith
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
No
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
No
Smullen
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
S08370 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8370--B IN SENATE May 19, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MYRIE, BIAGGI, COMRIE, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, LIU, MAY, RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing voters an opportunity to cure deficiencies regarding absentee ballots The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 9-209 of the election law is amended by adding two 2 new subdivisions 3 and 3-a to read as follows: 3 3. (a) Upon the board of elections determination at or before the time 4 of canvass that an absentee ballot affirmation envelope is unsigned or 5 that an affirmation ballot envelope signature does not correspond to the 6 registration signature or there is no required witness to a mark or that 7 the envelope is returned without an affirmation envelope in the return 8 envelope, the board shall, within one day of such determination, send to 9 the absentee voter's address indicated in the registration records and, 10 if different, the mailing address indicated on the absentee ballot 11 application, a notice explaining the reason for such rejection and the 12 procedure to cure the rejection. The board shall also contact the voter 13 by either electronic mail or telephone, if such information is available 14 to the board in the voter's registration information, in order to notify 15 the voter of the deficiency and the opportunity and the process to cure 16 the deficiency. 17 (b) The voter may cure the aforesaid defects by filing a duly signed 18 affirmation attesting to the same information required by the affirma- 19 tion envelope and attesting that the signer of the affirmation is the 20 same person who submitted such absentee ballot envelope. The board shall 21 include a form of such affirmation with the notice to the voter. The 22 affirmation shall be in a form prescribed by the state board of 23 elections. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16405-06-0S. 8370--B 2 1 (c) Such cure affirmation shall be filed with the board no later than 2 seven business days after the board's mailing of such curable rejection 3 notice. Provided the board determines that such affirmation addresses 4 the curable defect, the rejected ballot shall be reinstated and duly 5 canvassed. If the board of elections is split as to the sufficiency of 6 the cure affirmation, such envelope shall be set aside for three days 7 and then canvassed unless the board is directed otherwise by court 8 order. 9 (d) When the board of elections invalidates a ballot envelope and the 10 defect is not curable, the voter shall be notified by mail sent within 11 three business days of such rejection. 12 3-a. If an absentee ballot affirmation envelope is received by the 13 board of elections prior to the election and is found to be unsealed and 14 thus invalid, the board shall forthwith notify the voter of such defect 15 and notify the voter of other options for voting, and, if time permits, 16 provide the voter with a new absentee ballot. 17 § 2. The state board of elections shall promulgate rules and regu- 18 lations to implement this act. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to 20 elections occurring on or after such effective date.