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NY S07597

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/29/2020

Primary Sponsor

James Skoufis

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends election law to allow voters in counties to vote at any early voting polling place in their county, with exceptions for cities with populations of one million or more
  • Cities with one million or more residents may assign election districts to particular early voting sites if it is impractical to provide all election district ballots at each site or if it prevents duplicate voting verification
  • If a board of elections in a city with one million or more residents does not unanimously agree by majority vote to assign election districts to early voting sites, all county voters must be able to vote at any early voting site in the county
  • Requires that all voters in each county have access to one or more polling places on a substantially equal basis throughout the early voting period
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Requires counties outside of a city with a population of one million or more to allow voters to utilize any early voting site in the county.

Last Action

REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

1/29/2020

Committee Referrals

Elections1/29/2020

Full Bill Text

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