Bill Text: NY S01318 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the state board of elections to establish procedures to assure the timely processing and counting of affidavit ballots.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S01318 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S01318-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1318
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    January 6, 2011
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       Introduced  by Sens. DILAN, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, PARKER -- 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 affidavit ballots
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-318
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 8-318. AFFIDAVIT BALLOTS. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL  ESTAB-
    4  LISH  REASONABLE PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THE TIMELY PROCESSING AND COUNTING
    5  OF AFFIDAVIT BALLOTS, INCLUDING:
    6    1. STANDARDS FOR TIMELY PROCESSING AND COUNTING TO ASSURE THAT,  AFTER
    7  THE  CONCLUSION  OF THE AFFIDAVIT VOTE COUNT, PARTIES AND CANDIDATES MAY
    8  HAVE FULL, TIMELY, AND EFFECTIVE RECOURSE TO  THE  RECOUNT  AND  CONTEST
    9  PROCEDURES; AND
   10    2.  STANDARDS FOR THE INFORMED PARTICIPATION OF CANDIDATES AND PARTIES
   11  SUCH AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH REASONABLE PROCEDURES TO PROTECT THE SECURI-
   12  TY, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND INTEGRITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED  IN
   13  THE COURSE OF THE PROCESSING AND COUNTING OF AFFIDAVIT BALLOTS.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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