NY A10271 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on April 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-24 - print number 10271a
Pending: Assembly Election Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on April 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-24 - print number 10271a
Pending: Assembly Election Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Authorizes absentee voting; defines the term "illness" for the purposes of absentee voting to include instances where a voter who, during a declaration of a state disaster emergency related to an epidemic or disease outbreak declared by the Governor pursuant to section twenty-eight of the executive law, is unable to appear personally at the polling place of the election district in which they are a qualified voter because there is a risk of contracting or spreading a disease causing illness to the voter or to other members of the public.
Title
Authorizes absentee voting; defines the term "illness" for the purposes of absentee voting to include instances where a voter who, during a declaration of a state disaster emergency related to an epidemic or disease outbreak declared by the Governor pursuant to section twenty-eight of the executive law, is unable to appear personally at the polling place of the election district in which they are a qualified voter because there is a risk of contracting or spreading a disease causing illness to the voter or to other members of the public.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-24 | Assembly | print number 10271a |
| 2020-05-24 | Assembly | amend and recommit to election law |
| 2020-04-08 | Assembly | referred to election law |
Same As/Similar To
S08015 (Same As) 2020-08-20 - APPROVAL MEMO.4
