Sentences with phrase «allow military ballots»
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature acted earlier this year to extend the periods for special elections to allow military ballots to be mailed and counted in compliance with federal law.
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As 31 states allow military and overseas voters to return ballots via email, hackers could intercept these emails and change the votes cast or bring down the email server to which the absentee ballots are sent.
Martins now argues that the general election should also be moved to allow adequate time for the winner to campaign against Democratic candidate Thomas Suozzi and to comply with a federal law that requires 45 days for ballots to be able to reach military and overseas voters.
Martins said the congressional race needed to be moved back if the primary was delayed to allow absentee ballots to get to military voters overseas and to allow him to fully campaign against the Democrat in the race, Thomas Suozzi of Glen Cove.
UPDATE: Gov. Andrew Cuomo just announced (via press release) that he has signed the bill extending the timeline for special elections in New York to allow additional time for military ballots to be mailed overseas and returned.
That came after the state received a waiver in 2010 that allowed it to keep the federal primary in September despite the 2009 passage of the federal MOVE Act requiring states to provide absentee ballots to military and overseas voters no later than 45 days before a federal general election.
Instead, Cuomo announced a program bill to amend the Public Officers Law to provide county boards of elections more time prior to special elections to allow enough time for military ballots to be mailed and counted in compliance with federal law.
In the motion filed in U.S. District Court, Senate Republicans also write the August primary would ensure a more orderly petitioning season, save the state money and allow military and overseas voters to cast their ballots in a timely fashion.
Some voting districts allow military personal and overseas voters to print mail - in ballots from Web sites.