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Assembly Bill A6776B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that attorneys licensed to practice in the state or law students who attend an American Bar Association accredited law school, may serve as a poll watcher in any city or county in the state

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2013-A6776 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3373
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-500, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2866
2011-2012: S2348
2015-2016: A2824, S5982
2017-2018: A4984, S3405
2019-2020: A4044, S4552
2021-2022: A9222, S5039
2023-2024: A530, S6130

2013-A6776 - Summary

Provides that attorneys licensed to practice in the state may serve as a poll watcher in any city or county in the state.

2013-A6776 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6776

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to watchers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 8-500  of  the  election  law,  as
amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  Each  watcher  must  be a qualified voter of the city or county in
which he OR SHE is to serve, OR AN ATTORNEY WHO  IS  A  NEW  YORK  STATE
RESIDENT AND IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW THEREIN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08293-01-3

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2013-A6776A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3373
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-500, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2866
2011-2012: S2348
2015-2016: A2824, S5982
2017-2018: A4984, S3405
2019-2020: A4044, S4552
2021-2022: A9222, S5039
2023-2024: A530, S6130

2013-A6776A - Summary

Provides that attorneys licensed to practice in the state may serve as a poll watcher in any city or county in the state.

2013-A6776A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6776--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Election  Law  --  recommitted to the Committee on Election Law in
  accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to watchers

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section 8-500 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  4. Each watcher must be a qualified voter of the  city  or  county  in
which  he  OR SHE is to serve, AN ATTORNEY WHO IS A NEW YORK STATE RESI-
DENT AND IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW THEREIN, OR A LAW STUDENT ATTENDING
A LAW SCHOOL IN NEW YORK STATE AND SUCH  SCHOOL  IS  ACCREDITED  BY  THE
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08293-02-4

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2013-A6776B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3373
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-500, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2866
2011-2012: S2348
2015-2016: A2824, S5982
2017-2018: A4984, S3405
2019-2020: A4044, S4552
2021-2022: A9222, S5039
2023-2024: A530, S6130

2013-A6776B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that attorneys licensed to practice in the state may serve as a poll watcher in any city or county in the state.

2013-A6776B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6776--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, BUCHWALD, JACOBS, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of  A.  HEASTIE,  HIKIND,  MAYER,  RIVERA -- read once and
  referred to the Committee  on  Election  Law  --  recommitted  to  the
  Committee  on  Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and  recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said commit-
  tee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to
  said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to watchers

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 8-500  of  the  election  law,  as
amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  Each  watcher  must  be a qualified voter of the city or county in
which he OR SHE is to serve, OR AN ATTORNEY WHO  IS  A  NEW  YORK  STATE
RESIDENT AND IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW THEREIN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08293-04-4

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