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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.534
- Reported and committed to codes
- Referred to elections
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.397
- Referred to elections
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Requires paper ballots have a box, oval or other marking area that the voter may intentionally fill in to alert the voting system that any and all undervotes on the ballot are unintentional
In Assembly Committee · Election Law · Sponsor Sandy Galef
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Title of bill
An act to amend the election law, in relation to the form of paper ballots
Purpose or general idea of the bill
This bill would require ballots to provide an area to be filled in by a voter that would notify the voting system that the voter intended to undervote deliberately and as such no error notice should not be produced.
Summary of provisions
Adds a new subdivision 11 to section 7-106 of the election law stating that ballots must provide an area to be filled in by a voter that would notify the voting system that the voter intended to undervote deliberately and as such no error notice should not be produced.
Justification
When paper ballots are used and not filled out entirely it is possible for a voter to receive an error message even though they voted correctly, the reason this error message happens is because they did not vote on every race. Many times an individual chooses to not vote on a specific race and they should not receive such a message. This legislation will provide for a way for such a voter to provide their intent to willingly undervote.
Legislative history
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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