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NY A08349
Bill
Status
5/15/2009
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Cahill
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AI Summary
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County boards of elections must notify new registrants who fail to select a party enrollment that they did not enroll in a party and are ineligible to vote in party primary elections, and must include instructions on how to enroll in a party.
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New registrants who initially omitted party enrollment can correct this by returning a party enrollment card within 30 days of receiving the notice and at least 25 days before a primary election without the change being recorded as a party enrollment change.
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Party enrollment corrections submitted more than 30 days after the notice is mailed are treated as changes of enrollment rather than initial enrollments.
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Notices to applicants must be sent by nonforwardable first-class mail with address correction requested, and must include information about registration effectiveness dates, polling locations, absentee ballot procedures, and other voting information.
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The act takes effect 60 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Provides additional opportunity for new registrant by mail to indicate choice of party enrollment where original choice was omitted or void, by requiring board of elections to notify registrant of ineffective enrollment and ineligibility to vote in a party primary and providing a place for the registrant to enroll or decline to enroll in a party by mail.
Last Action
print number 8349a
6/16/2010