Assembly Bill A1550

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits a person who is an elected party official from being an election inspector

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  • 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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2009-A1550 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3-400 & 3-401, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4575
2013-2014: A2970
2015-2016: A3500

2009-A1550 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a person who is an elected party official or holds a party position from being an election inspector.

2009-A1550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1550

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to appointment of election
  inspectors

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 3-400  of  the  election  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  340  of  the  laws  of 1995, is amended to read as
follows:
  6. No person shall be certified or act as  an  election  inspector  or
poll clerk who is not a registered voter and a resident of the county in
which he serves, or within the city of New York, of such city, who holds
any  elective public office, or who is a candidate for any public office
to be voted for by the voters of the district in which he is  to  serve,
or the spouse, parent or child of such a candidate, OR WHO HOLDS A PARTY
POSITION  OR  PARTY  OFFICE,  or  who  is not able to speak and read the
English language and write it legibly.
  S 2. Subdivision 5 of section 3-401 of the election law, as  added  by
chapter 175 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  5.  No person shall be certified or act as an election coordinator who
is not a registered voter and a resident  of  the  county  in  which  he
serves,  or  within  the  city  of New York, of such city, who holds any
elective public office, or who is a candidate for any public  office  to
be  voted  for by the voters of the district in which he is to serve, OR
THE SPOUSE, PARENT OR CHILD OF SUCH A CANDIDATE, OR WHO  HOLDS  A  PARTY
POSITION  OR  PARTY OFFICE, or [which] WHO is not able to speak and read
the English language and write it legibly.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of December next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00275-01-9

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