S 8832 New York Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Relates to the canvassing of ballots; repealer

This bill modifies election procedures by clarifying that mail-in and absentee ballots must be counted at a central location rather than at the polling place on election day. It achieves this by updating existing election laws to specify the correct section for processing these ballots and by removing two previous legal provisions that allowed for early counting at the poll site. The changes directly affect how election officials handle and tally votes from mail-in and absentee ballots, ensuring they follow a specific counting process. By repealing older sections of the election law, the bill eliminates the legal basis for counting these specific ballots at the polling station.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2024 Last action May 29, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2024

How they voted

42–19
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
May 29, 2024
D Democratic41
41 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican21
1 Yea 19 Nay 1
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 29, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTION LAW
lower
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mike Gianaris
Mike Gianaris
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
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