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Assembly Bill A8088

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to lever voting machines

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2011-A8088 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง15-114, El L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A1230

2011-A8088 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to lever voting machines.

2011-A8088 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8088

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 1, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to lever voting machines;
  and providing for the repeal of such provisions  upon  the  expiration
  thereof

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 15-114  of  the  election  law  is
renumbered  subdivision  3  and  a new subdivision 2 is added to read as
follows:
  2. LEVER VOTING MACHINES SHALL REMAIN  LOCKED  AGAINST  VOTING  FOR  A
PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS OR UNTIL FIFTEEN DAYS BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION, IF
SUCH MACHINES ARE NEEDED FOR USE AT SUCH NEXT ELECTION. PROVIDED HOWEVER
THAT A MACHINE MAY BE UNLOCKED IF A DISCREPANCY DISCOVERED IN THE RECAN-
VASS  OF  VOTING MACHINES REQUIRED BY THIS CHAPTER MAKES IT NECESSARY TO
EXAMINE THE MACHINE TO DETERMINE IF IT HAS  MALFUNCTIONED  AND  PROVIDED
FURTHER THAT A MACHINE MAY BE OPENED AND ALL THE DATA AND FIGURES THERE-
IN  EXAMINED UPON THE ORDER OF ANY COURT OR JUDGE OF COMPETENT JURISDIC-
TION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
the amendments to section 15-114 of the election law made by section one
of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and shall be
deemed to expire therewith.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11923-01-1

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