Bill Text: NY S01060 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the counting of an affidavit ballot of an eligible voter if such voter appeared at a polling place in the correct county but in the incorrect election district.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-05 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S01060 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S01060-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1060
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   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 counting  of  affidavit
         ballots
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph a of  subdivision  2  of  section  9-209  of  the
    2  election  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new subparagraph 3 to read as
    3  follows:
    4    3. IF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS DETERMINES THAT A PERSON WAS ENTITLED  TO
    5  VOTE  AT  SUCH ELECTION, THE BOARD SHALL CAST AND CANVASS SUCH BALLOT IF
    6  SUCH BOARD FINDS THAT THE VOTER APPEARED  AT  A  POLLING  PLACE  IN  THE
    7  CORRECT  COUNTY, REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THE VOTER MAY HAVE APPEARED
    8  IN THE INCORRECT ELECTION DISTRICT.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05016-01-9