| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 04, 2012 | referred to election law |
| Jun 17, 2011 | print number 4696a |
| Jun 17, 2011 | amend and recommit to election law |
| Feb 07, 2011 | referred to election law |
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Andrew Hevesi
Aravella Simotas
Peter Rivera
A4696 - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4696
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 7, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, HEVESI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the typeface to be used
on paper ballots
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 7-106 of the election law is
amended and a new subdivision 2-a is added to read as follows:
2. All paper ballots of the same kind for the same polling place shall
be identical. A different, but in each case uniform style and size of
SIMPLE AND EASY TO READ type, SUCH AS ARIAL OR UNIVERS, shall be used
for printing the names of candidates, the titles of offices, political
designations, and the reading form of all questions submitted. The names
of candidates shall be printed in INITIAL capital FOLLOWED BY LOWER CASE
letters [in black-faced] OF NOT LESS THAN TWELVE POINT BOLD
(BLACK-FACED) type.
2-A. THE NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY, AND THE COUNTY BOARDS OF
ELECTIONS FOR THE COUNTIES OF NASSAU, SUFFOLK, WESTCHESTER AND ERIE
SHALL AT ALL TIMES HAVE ONE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE ON STAFF WHO IS FULLY
TRAINED IN EFFECTIVE BALLOT DESIGN AND BALLOT USABILITY. SUCH EMPLOYEE
OF THE STATE BOARD SHALL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO REVIEW AND ADVISE
ALL COUNTIES ON THE PROPOSED DESIGN AND USABILITY OF THEIR BALLOTS FOR
ALL PRIMARY, GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06239-01-1
Co-Sponsors
Andrew Hevesi
Aravella Simotas
Peter Rivera
A4696A (ACTIVE) - Details
A4696A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4696--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 7, 2011
___________
Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, HEVESI, SIMOTAS, P. RIVERA -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Election Law -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the typeface to be used
on paper ballots
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 7-106 of the election law is
amended and a new subdivision 2-a is added to read as follows:
2. All paper ballots of the same kind for the same polling place shall
be identical. A different, but in each case uniform style and size of
SIMPLE AND EASY TO READ type, SUCH AS ARIAL OR UNIVERS, shall be used
for printing the names of candidates, the titles of offices, political
designations, and the reading form of all questions submitted. The names
of candidates shall be printed in INITIAL capital FOLLOWED BY LOWER CASE
letters [in black-faced] OF NOT LESS THAN TWELVE POINT BOLD
(BLACK-FACED) type.
2-A. THE NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY, AND THE COUNTY BOARDS OF
ELECTIONS FOR THE COUNTIES OF NASSAU, SUFFOLK, WESTCHESTER AND ERIE
SHALL AT ALL TIMES HAVE ONE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE ON STAFF WHO IS FULLY
TRAINED IN EFFECTIVE BALLOT DESIGN AND BALLOT USABILITY. SUCH EMPLOYEE
OF THE STATE BOARD SHALL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO ADVISE ALL COUN-
TIES ON THE PROPOSED DESIGN AND USABILITY OF THEIR BALLOTS FOR ALL
PRIMARY, GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06239-02-1