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Addabbo: Governor Signs Bill for Polling Places to be Situated Directly on Public Transportation Routes
Information provided by NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. - Published: 2010-09-07
Legislation Amends Election Law; Helps Seniors, the Disabled and Non-Drivers Get Out to Vote More Easily and Avoid Frustration
Queens, NY, September 7, 2010 – NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., Chair of the Senate’s Elections Committee and a member of its Transportation Committee, reports to his constituents that Governor David Paterson has signed a bill, of which Addabbo was the prime sponsor, that provides “polling places, whenever practicable, shall be designated directly on a public transportation route”. The new law was signed August 30 and is effective immediately.
The legislation is designed to ensure that when feasible, polling sites are to be located on public transit routes so that the elderly, those with physical disabilities, and others without their own transportation can more easily get to and from their polling places.
Addabbo explained, “Seniors, the disabled, others who don’t have their own transportation, as well as those who need parking where it is unavailable, may have difficulty getting to the polls and voting. This new law is intended to make it easier for such citizens who desire to vote, to more conveniently be able to do so—right on time for the September 14 Primary Day and the November 2 Election Day."
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