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Senate Bill S5546A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of lever voting systems at a referendum

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2011-S5546 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §102, County L

2011-S5546 - Summary

Relates to the use of lever voting systems at a referendum.

2011-S5546 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5546 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5546

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 1, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to the use of  lever  voting
  machines at a nonbinding bonding referendum

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 102 of the county law, as  amended
by chapter 431 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read as follows:
  2.  The  board  of  elections  shall  cause any such proposition to be
submitted to the qualified electors of the county in the manner provided
in the election law. The method and manner  of  submission,  preparation
and  provision  of  ballots  and  ballot labels, use of voting machines,
qualification  of  voters,  correcting  registers,  and  conducting  the
election,  canvassing  the result and making and filing the returns, and
all other procedure with reference to the submission of any such  propo-
sition,  shall be the same as in the case of any other proposition to be
submitted to the electors of a county at a general or  special  election
as provided by law.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR
REGULATION  TO THE CONTRARY, AT A NONBINDING BONDING REFERENDUM, THE USE
OF VOTING MACHINES SHALL INCLUDE THE USE OF LEVER VOTING MACHINES.  WHEN
USING  VOTING MACHINES AS DESCRIBED IN TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE
ELECTION LAW, SUCH VOTING MACHINES SHALL BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH  THE
PROVISIONS  CONTAINED  IN  ARTICLE  NINE  OF THE ELECTION LAW. PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO  REQUIRE
THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO MAINTAIN THE CARE, CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF LEVER
VOTING MACHINES. If a majority of the votes cast on any such proposition
shall be in the affirmative, the resolution shall be approved.
  S  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply only to a
nonbinding bonding referendum occurring before September 1, 2011.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11872-01-1

2011-S5546A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §102, County L

2011-S5546A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the use of lever voting systems at a referendum.

2011-S5546A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5546A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5546--A
    Cal. No. 1000

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 1, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
  report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
  retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to amend the county law, in relation to the use of lever voting
  systems at  a  referendum;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
  provisions upon 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 102 of the county law, as  amended
by chapter 431 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read as follows:
  2.  The  board  of  elections  shall  cause any such proposition to be
submitted to the qualified electors of the county in the manner provided
in the election law. The method and manner  of  submission,  preparation
and  provision  of  ballots  and  ballot labels, use of voting machines,
qualification  of  voters,  correcting  registers,  and  conducting  the
election,  canvassing  the result and making and filing the returns, and
all other procedure with reference to the submission of any such  propo-
sition,  shall be the same as in the case of any other proposition to be
submitted to the electors of a county at a general or  special  election
as provided by law.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR
REGULATION  TO THE CONTRARY, AT A REFERENDUM, THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES
SHALL INCLUDE THE USE OF LEVER VOTING SYSTEMS.    LEVER  VOTING  SYSTEMS
SHALL  MEAN LEVER MACHINES AND ONE BALLOT MARKING DEVICE (BMD) PER POLL-
ING PLACE. WHEN USING VOTING MACHINES AS DESCRIBED IN TITLE TWO OF ARTI-
CLE SEVEN OF THE ELECTION LAW, SUCH VOTING MACHINES  SHALL  BE  USED  IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE NINE OF THE ELECTION
LAW.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO MAINTAIN THE CARE, CUSTO-
DY OR CONTROL OF LEVER VOTING SYSTEMS. If a majority of the  votes  cast

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

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