Senate Bill S3216

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the number and use of voting machines for village elections

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3093 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S3216 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3093
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง15-114, El L

2011-S3216 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the number and use of voting machines for village elections; requires villages who have not adopted a resolution pursuant to law to provide one voting machine for each eight hundred or fraction thereof of qualified voters in each election district.

2011-S3216 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3216 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3216

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. MARTINS, JOHNSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the number and  use  of
  voting  machines  in village elections and providing for the repeal of
  such provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 15-114 of the election law, as amended by chapter
373 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  S 15-114. Number AND USE of voting machines. 1. Any village  that  HAS
NOT  ADOPTED  A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION 15-104 OF THIS ARTICLE AND uses voting machines, INCLUDING LEVER
VOTING MACHINES, for village elections shall provide one voting  machine
for  each  eight hundred or fraction thereof of qualified voters in each
election district, as such voters are defined in section 15-110 of  this
article.
  2.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF
ELECTIONS TO MAINTAIN THE CARE,  CUSTODY  OR  CONTROL  OF  LEVER  VOTING
MACHINES.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed December 31, 2012.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04799-08-1


              

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