| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 02, 2010 |
reported and committed to codes |
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to elections |
| Jan 07, 2009 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S295
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
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2009-S295 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7539
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง8-500, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
S1498
2009-S295 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S295
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the election law, in relation to qualifications for
poll watchers
PURPOSE :
To prohibit candidates for election or their spouse, parent or child
of such candidate from being poll watchers.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section one - amends section 8-500 of the election law by adding a new
subdivision 5 to prohibit a person who is a candidate for any public
office to be voted on by the voters of the election district in which
he or she is to serve, or the spouse, parent or child of such
candidate. However, this shall not prohibit a candidate, his or her
spouse, parent, or child from being present at the close of the polls
to receive the results of the election.
Section two - contains the effective date.
EXISTING LAW :
Section 3-400 of the Election Law prohibits candidates and members of
their family from being election inspectors. However, there is no such
prohibition under section 8-500 for poll watchers.
2009-S295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
295
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
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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