New York S 7252: Relates to standardizing the tuition assistance award schedules for independent students at degree-granting colleges in the state

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S07252 Summary:

BILL NOS07252 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§8-400 & 8-406, El L

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Prohibits the delivery of an absentee ballot or an application therefore to an address associated with a candidate's campaign.

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04/07/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7252

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting the deliv-
 ery of an absentee ballot or an application therefore to an address
 associated with a candidate's campaign

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 8-400 of the
 2 election law, as amended by chapter 481 of the laws of 2023, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 (d) The board of elections shall mail an absentee ballot to every
 5 qualified voter otherwise eligible for such a ballot, who requests such
 6 an absentee ballot from such board of elections in writing in a letter,
 7 telefax indicating the address, phone number and the telefax number from
 8 which the writing is sent or other written instrument, or an electronic
 9 application submitted by the voter through the electronic absentee
 10 ballot application transmittal system established by the state board of
 11 elections, which is signed by the voter and received by the board of
 12 elections not later than the tenth day before the election for which the
 13 ballot is first requested and which states the address where the voter
 14 is registered and the address to which the ballot is to be mailed;
 15 provided, however, a military voter may request a military ballot or
 16 voter registration application or an absentee ballot application in a
 17 letter as provided in subdivision three of section 10-106 of this chap-
 18 ter; [and] provided further, a special federal voter may request a
 19 special federal ballot or voter registration application or an absentee
 20 ballot application in a letter as provided in paragraph d of subdivision
 21 one of section 11-202 of this chapter; and provided further, no ballot
 22 application shall be mailed to an address associated with a candidate's
 23 campaign. The board of elections shall enclose with such ballot a form

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11468-01-5

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 1 of application for absentee ballot if the applicant is registered with
 2 such board of elections.
 3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 8-406 of the election law, as amended by
 4 section 2 of part HH of chapter 55 of the laws of 2022, is amended to
 5 read as follows:
 6 1. If the board shall find that the applicant is a qualified voter of
 7 the election district containing [his] such applicant's residence as
 8 stated in [his] such applicant's statement and that [his] their state-
 9 ment is sufficient, it shall, as soon as practicable after it shall have
 10 determined [his] such applicant's right thereto, mail to [him] them at
 11 an address designated by [him] such applicant, or deliver to [him] them,
 12 or to any person designated for such purpose in writing by [him] such
 13 applicant, at the office of the board, such an absentee voter's ballot
 14 or set of ballots and an envelope therefor. If the ballot or ballots are
 15 to be sent outside of the United States to a country other than Canada
 16 or Mexico, such ballot or ballots shall be sent by air mail. However,
 17 if an applicant who is eligible for an absentee ballot is a resident of
 18 a facility operated or licensed by, or under the jurisdiction of, the
 19 department of mental hygiene, or a resident of a facility defined as a
 20 nursing home or residential health care facility pursuant to subdivi-
 21 sions two and thr