The NY State Legislature has delivered to Gov Cuomo a package of voting reforms to ensure voters are able to vote safely–and with sufficient mail-in time–for the 2020 General Election. If he does not sign them by August 23rd, they will automatically become law, but we need him to sign the bills NOW so our Boards of Election can move quickly to educate the public.
Contact Governor Cuomo and urge him to sign:
- S.8015D (Biaggi)/A.10833 (Dinowitz) Would allow any voter to use “temporary illness” to request their absentee ballot
- S.8783(Myrie)/A.10807 (Taylor) To allow Boards of Elections to accept absentee ballot requests more than 30 days before an election.
- S.8370B (Myrie)/A.10830 (Lavine) Will allow voters to address issues with their absentee ballots so that their vote can be counted
- S.8799A (Gianaris)/A.10808A (Bichotte) To allow Boards of Elections to accept ballots received within the deadline even if they do not have a legible postmark
Call / Email: 1-518-474-8390 (press 2) / https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form
Sample Script:“Hello, I’m calling to urge Governor Cuomo to sign four absentee voting bills into law to ensure all voters are able to cast their ballots safely this year.Voters deserve to vote safely and know their vote is counted which is why I am calling to urge the Governor to sign into law legislation that would give voters notice if their absentee ballot has issues that may invalidate their vote and ensure ballots that arrive within the deadline but without a postmark date are still counted.Please pass long my comments to the Governor and urge him to sign S.8015D, S.8370B, S.8783A, and S.8799A, so that all voters can cast an absentee ballot November and know that their ballot will be counted.”
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