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NY A10994

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/9/2020

Primary Sponsor

Latrice Walker

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Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • State Board of Elections must implement an absentee ballot tracking system by July 1, 2021, using voter roll data and United States Postal Service Intelligent Mail Barcode data.

  • System shall be accessible to the public through designated webpages on the State Board of Elections website and each county board website.

  • Registered voters can search ballot status by entering their name, voting address, and a personal identification number (PIN) that must match their absentee ballot application.

  • Tracking system shall display: application receipt confirmation, ballot mailing date, expected delivery date, undeliverable notifications, ballot receipt confirmation, and counting status or reasons why ballot cannot be counted with remedial instructions.

  • Funding for implementation shall be provided from the Help America Vote Act Implementation Account.

Legislative Description

Directs the state board of elections to implement a ballot tracking system for use by absentee ballot voters to track the status of their ballots; directs that funding be provided from the Help America Vote Act Implementation Account.

Last Action

referred to election law

9/9/2020

Committee Referrals

Election Law9/9/2020

Full Bill Text

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