STATE OF NEW YORK
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8783--A
IN SENATE
July 15, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee
discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Elections --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requests for absentee
ballots
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the
2 election law, as amended by chapter 91 of the laws of 2020, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 (d) The board of elections shall mail an absentee ballot to every
5 qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, when such voter
6 requests an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a
7 letter, telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax
8 number from which the writing is sent or other written instrument, or an
9 electronic application submitted by the voter by electronic mail or
10 through an electronic transmittal system or web portal established by
11 the state board of elections or city or county board of elections, which
12 is received by the board of elections not [earlier than the thirtieth
13 day nor] later than the seventh day before the election for which the
14 ballot is first requested and which states the address where the voter
15 is registered and the address to which the ballot is to be mailed;
16 provided, however, a military voter may request a military ballot or
17 voter registration application or an absentee ballot application in a
18 letter as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of this chap-
19 ter; and provided further, a special federal voter may request a special
20 federal ballot or voter registration application or an absentee ballot
21 application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of subdivision one of
22 section 11-202 of this chapter. The board of elections shall enclose
23 with such ballot a form of application for absentee ballot if the appli-
24 cant is registered with such board of elections.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16935-04-0
S. 8783--A 2
1 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
2 the amendments to subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the election law
3 made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
4 subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
