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NY S09076

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

10/30/2020

Primary Sponsor

Michael Gianaris

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Enacts the "Make Voting Easy Act" to increase early voting polling place availability in New York counties
  • Requires boards of elections to designate at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of 25,000 registered voters (reduced from 50,000)
  • Removes the previous cap that limited early voting polling places to a maximum of seven per county
  • Guarantees at least one early voting polling place in counties with fewer than 25,000 registered voters
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment and applies to all subsequent general, primary, run-off primary, and special elections

Legislative Description

Enacts the "Make Voting Easy Act"; requires the board of elections to designate at least one early voting polling place for every full increment of twenty-five thousand registered voters in each county; removes provision permitting a maximum of seven early voting polling places in larger counties and requires at least one early voting polling place in counties with fewer than twenty-five thousand registered voters.

Last Action

REFERRED TO RULES

10/30/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules10/30/2020

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