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                                  7596

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 16, 2009
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Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  requiring  the  state
  board  of  elections to compile election results of every municipality
  in this state

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

  Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 9-213
to read as follows:
  S 9-213. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO COMPILE ALL ELECTION RESULTS.  1.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  ALL  COUNTY
BOARDS  OF ELECTIONS SHALL CAUSE A COPY OF ANY AND ALL DETERMINATIONS OF
EACH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE ELECTION AND ANY PROPOSITIONS OR BOND
REFERENDA APPEARING ON ANY BALLOT IN ANY MUNICIPALITY OF THIS  STATE  TO
BE TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
  2. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL:
  (A)  DEVELOP  AN  ELECTRONIC REPORTING SYSTEM TO PROCESS ALL ELECTIONS
RESULTS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION;
  (B) PRESCRIBE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE FORM FOR EACH  STATEMENT
TO BE FILED;
  (C)  ESTABLISH  A TRAINING PROGRAM ON THE ELECTRONIC REPORTING PROCESS
AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ANY SUCH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS;
  (D) MAKE THE ELECTRONIC REPORTING  PROCESS  AVAILABLE  TO  ANY  COUNTY
BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  WHICH  IS REQUIRED TO FILE OR WHICH AGREES TO FILE
SUCH STATEMENTS BY SUCH ELECTRONIC REPORTING PROCESS;
  (E) CAUSE ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SUCH A STATEMENT FILED WITH THE
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHICH  IS  NOT  ON  SUCH  ELECTRONIC  REPORTING
SYSTEM  TO  BE ENTERED INTO SUCH SYSTEM AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE BUT IN NO
EVENT LATER THAN TEN BUSINESS DAYS AFTER ITS RECEIPT BY THE STATE  BOARD
OF ELECTIONS; AND
  (F)  MAKE  ALL DATA FROM ELECTRONIC REPORTING PROCESS AVAILABLE AT ALL
TIMES ON THE INTERNET.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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