BILL NUMBER: S7689B
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the election law and the education law, in relation to
overseas military voters and special federal voters
 
PURPOSE:
To ease restrictions facing overseas voters related to the federal post
card application form ("FPCA").
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends section 8-400 of the election law to allow the board
of elections to mail an absentee ballot to every qualified voter who
makes a request via email.
Section 2: Amends section 8-408 of the election law to allow military
and special federal voters to apply for military and special federal
ballots using the electronic absentee ballot application transmittal
system or any other electronic means; states that applications submitted
electronically do not require a subsequent/redundant paper version to
also be submitted.
Section 3: Amends section 8-700 of the election law to allow email as a
method for an eligible voter to request an early mail ballot.
Section 4: Amends section 10-104 of the election law to allow for absen-
tee voting by military voters in primary elections to apply to the party
positions of members of the ward, town, city, or county committee.
Section 5: Amends section 10-106 of the election law to require boards
of elections to register on or before the tenth day preceding an
election all military voters who have filed applications for military
ballots by such day who were not already registered; allows such regis-
tration and application to be filed by electronic means and does not
require a subsequent/redundant paper version to also be submitted;
includes primaries within elections that boards of elections must send
military voters an application for a military ballot.
Section 6: Amends section 10-107 of the election law to allow electron-
ically submitted completed military ballot applications without requir-
ing a conforming paper submission to also be submitted.
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.

Statutes affected:
S7689: 8-408 election law, 8-408(2) election law, 10-107 election law, 10-107(2) election law, 10-108 election law, 10-108(1) election law, 10-112 election law, 11-203 election law, 11-203(2) election law, 11-210 election law, 11-210(1) election law, 305 education law
S7689A: 8-400 election law, 8-400(2) election law, 8-408 election law, 8-408(2) election law, 10-104 election law, 10-107 election law, 10-107(2) election law, 10-108 election law, 10-108(1) election law, 11-203 election law, 11-203(2) election law, 11-210 election law, 11-210(1) election law, 305 education law
S7689B: 8-400 election law, 8-400(2) election law, 8-408 election law, 8-408(2) election law, 8-700 election law, 8-700(2) election law, 10-104 election law, 10-107 election law, 10-107(2) election law, 10-108 election law, 10-108(1) election law, 10-109 election law, 10-109(2) election law, 11-203 election law, 11-203(2) election law, 305 education law