NY A02104 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)
Status: Engrossed on May 11 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-16 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
Pending: Senate Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Provides that absentee ballots for all elections shall be made available in Braille and large print, upon request of a blind or visually impaired voter no less than 30 days prior to each election day.

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Title

Provides that absentee ballots for all elections shall be made available in Braille and large print, upon request of a blind or visually impaired voter no less than 30 days prior to each election day.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-05-11 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 135 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-05-16SenateREFERRED TO ELECTIONS
2016-05-16Assemblydelivered to senate
2016-05-16Assemblypassed assembly
2016-01-06Assemblyordered to third reading cal.101
2016-01-06SenateRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2016-01-06SenateDIED IN SENATE
2015-05-11SenateREFERRED TO ELECTIONS
2015-05-11Assemblydelivered to senate
2015-05-11Assemblypassed assembly
2015-04-30Assemblyadvanced to third reading cal.234
2015-04-28Assemblyreported
2015-03-19Assemblyreported referred to ways and means
2015-03-09Assemblyprint number 2104a
2015-03-09Assemblyamend and recommit to election law
2015-01-15Assemblyreferred to election law

Same As/Similar To

S02848 (Same As) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
S05085 (Same As) 2016-06-17 - COMMITTED TO RULES

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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