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Assembly Bill A7539

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits candidates for public office to be voted upon in an election district from being a poll watcher in such district

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2009-A7539 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S295
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-500, El L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S1498

2009-A7539 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits candidates for public office to be voted upon in an election district from being a poll watcher in such district; also prohibits the spouse, parent or child of such candidate from so serving.

2009-A7539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7539

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, TOWNSEND, REILLY, MILLMAN, JAFFEE, GABRYS-
  ZAK,  DelMONTE,  WALKER,  CALHOUN,  BURLING, TOBACCO, GREENE -- Multi-
  Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BOYLAND,  BROOK-KRASNY,  CAMARA,  CROUCH,
  GIGLIO,  GORDON,  KOON,  LATIMER, MAGEE, MAYERSOHN, MOLINARO, SAYWARD,
  SCHIMEL, WEISENBERG -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to qualifications for poll
  watchers

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

  Section 1. Section 8-500 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  NO PERSON SHALL BE APPOINTED, CERTIFIED OR ACT AS A WATCHER WHO IS
A CANDIDATE FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE TO BE VOTED FOR BY THE VOTERS  OF  THE
ELECTION  DISTRICT IN WHICH HE OR SHE IS TO SERVE, OR THE SPOUSE, PARENT
OR CHILD OF SUCH A CANDIDATE.   PROVIDED,  THAT  NO  PROVISION  OF  THIS
SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE,
OR HIS OR HER SPOUSE, PARENT OR CHILD, FROM  BEING  PRESENT  AT  A  POLL
PLACE  AFTER  THE  POLLS  HAVE CLOSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE
ELECTION RESULTS FOR THE ELECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00850-01-9

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