S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6580
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 6, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BURLING, FINCH, GIGLIO, KOLB, OAKS, WALKER,
POWELL, BALL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BACALLES, BARCLAY,
CALHOUN, CROUCH, DUPREY, ERRIGO, GALEF, HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, MOLINARO,
RAIA, SAYWARD, SCOZZAFAVA, SPANO, TEDISCO, THIELE, TOWNSEND -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law and the education law, in relation to
authorizing sixteen and seventeen year old persons to serve as poll
clerks
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 and a new subdi-
vision 7 is added 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, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED
IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION, and a resident of the county in
which he OR SHE 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
OR SHE is to serve, or the spouse, parent or child of such a candidate,
or who is not able to speak and read the English language and write it
legibly.
7. A PERSON WHO IS SIXTEEN OR SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE, WHO IS ENROLLED
IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL AND FULFILLING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION THIR-
TY-TWO HUNDRED FIVE-A OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO BE
APPOINTED AS AND PERFORM THE DUTIES OF A POLL CLERK WHILE UNDER SUPER-
VISION OF A POLL CLERK WHO IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3205-a to
read as follows:
S 3205-A. SERVICE OF STUDENTS AS POLL CLERKS. A SECONDARY SCHOOL MAY
AUTHORIZE AN ENROLLED STUDENT WHO IS SIXTEEN OR SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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TO SERVE AS A POLL CLERK PURSUANT TO SECTION 3-400 OF THE ELECTION LAW.
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE AND DISTRIBUTE A FORM EVINCING AUTHOR-
IZATION OF A STUDENT TO SERVE AS A POLL CLERK PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.