Bill Text: NY A06716 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6716 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides for the state board of elections to undertake a study of the feasibility for voting by mail, telephone and/or the internet; authorizes a pilot program for such voting during the study; requires a report to the governor and legislature.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to election law [A06716 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A06716-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6716
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 11, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRENNAN, REILLY, MILLMAN, COLTON, SCHROEDER,
         CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BOYLAND,  EDDINGTON,  JOHN,
         SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
       AN  ACT  providing for the state board of elections to undertake a study
         on the feasibility of permitting voting by mail, telephone and/or  the
         internet and to establish pilot projects relating thereto
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The state board of elections shall undertake a study on the
    2  feasibility of permitting voting by mail, telephone and/or the internet.
    3  Such study shall include but not be limited to evaluation of the ability
    4  of verifying votes by mail, telephone and/or the internet and the impact
    5  on the number of the electorate voting in primary and general elections.
    6  Notwithstanding any other provision of  law  to  the  contrary,  at  any
    7  primary  or  general  election during the undertaking of such study, the
    8  state board of elections may provide a pilot program  permitting  voting
    9  by  mail,  telephone  and/or the internet.  The state board of elections
   10  shall submit such study including recommendations to  the  governor  and
   11  state  legislature  within  twenty-four  months of the effective date of
   12  this act.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07524-01-9