New York A 1143: Relates to establishing an electronic military ballot application and military ballot transmittal system

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A01143 Summary:

BILL NOA01143 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWoerner (MS)

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COSPNSRHawley, Brabenec, DeStefano, Stern, Manktelow, Simon, Stirpe, Gonzalez-Rojas, Tapia, Hunter, Cruz,
 Magnarelli, McDonough, Walsh, Angelino, Miller, Sayegh, Ramos, Lemondes, Seawright, Cook,
 Buttenschon

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MLTSPNSRTague, Zinerman

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Add §10-110, amd §§10-107 & 10-112, El L

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Establishes an electronic military ballot application and military ballot transmittal system through which applicants may apply for a military ballot and return a marked military ballot, online.

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BILL NOA01143 

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01/09/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1143

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, HAWLEY, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, STERN,
 MANKTELOW, SIMON, STIRPE, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, TAPIA, HUNTER, CRUZ, MAGNAR-
 ELLI, McDONOUGH, WALSH, ANGELINO, MILLER, SAYEGH, RAMOS, LEMONDES,
 SEAWRIGHT, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TAGUE, ZINERMAN --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to establishing an elec-
 tronic military ballot application and military ballot transmittal
 system

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 10-110
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 10-110. Military voters; electronic military ballot application and
 4 military ballot transmittal system. 1. In addition to any other means of
 5 application for a military ballot and return of a marked military ballot
 6 provided for by this chapter, the state board of elections shall estab-
 7 lish and maintain an electronic military ballot application and military
 8 ballot transmittal system through which applicants may apply for a mili-
 9 tary ballot and return a marked military ballot, online. The state board
 10 of elections shall electronically transmit such applications and marked
 11 ballots to the applicable board of elections of each county or the city
 12 of New York for filing, processing and verification consistent with this
 13 chapter. In accordance with technical specifications provided by the
 14 state board of elections, each board of elections shall maintain a
 15 system capable of receiving and processing military ballot application
 16 and marked military ballot information, including digital signatures,
 17 from the electronic voter registration transmittal system established by
 18 the state board of elections. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent
 19 provision of this chapter, applications and ballots filed using such
 20 system shall be considered filed with the applicable board of elections
 21 on the calendar date such application or ballot is initially transmitted

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01975-01-5

 A. 1143 2

 1 by the voter through the electronic military ballot application and
 2 military ballot transmittal system.
 3 2. As used in this article, the term "digital signature" shall mean
 4 the certificate-based digital identification code issued to qualified
 5 personnel by the United States department of defense as part of the
 6 common access card or its successor.
 7 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 10-107 of the election law, as added by
 8 chapter 104 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
 9 2. Irrespective of the preferred method of transmission designated by
 10 a military voter, a military voter's original completed voter registra-
 11 tion application, military ballot application and military ballot must
 12 be returned by mail, the electronic military ballot application and
 13 military ballot transmittal system established pursuant to section
 14 10-110 of this article or in person notwithstanding that a prior copy
 15 was sent to the board of elections by facsimile transmission or elec-
 16 tronic mail.
 17 §