Assembly Bill A2970

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits a person who is an elected party official from being an election inspector

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A2970 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3-400 & 3-401, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1550
2011-2012: A4575
2015-2016: A3500

2013-A2970 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a person who is an elected party official or holds a party position from being an election inspector.

2013-A2970 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2970

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to appointment of election
  inspectors

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 3-400  of  the  election  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  133  of  the  laws  of 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
  6. No person shall be certified or act as  an  election  inspector  or
poll  clerk  who  is  not a registered voter (unless such person is duly
qualified under subdivision eight of this section) and a resident of the
county in which he or she serves, or within the city  of  New  York,  of
such  city,  who holds any elective public office, or who is a candidate
for any public office to be voted for by the voters of the  district  in
which  he  or she is to serve, or the spouse, parent, or child of such a
candidate, OR WHO HOLDS A PARTY POSITION OR PARTY OFFICE, or who is  not
able to speak and read the English language and write it legibly.
  S  2.  Subdivision 5 of section 3-401 of the election law, as added by
chapter 175 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  5. No person shall be certified or act as an election coordinator  who
is  not  a  registered  voter  and  a resident of the county in which he
serves, or within the city of New York, of  such  city,  who  holds  any
elective  public  office, or who is a candidate for any public office to
be voted for by the voters of the district in which he is to  serve,  OR
THE  SPOUSE,  PARENT  OR CHILD OF SUCH A CANDIDATE, OR WHO HOLDS A PARTY
POSITION OR PARTY OFFICE, or [which] WHO is not able to speak  and  read
the English language and write it legibly.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of December 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.
                                                           LBD00617-01-3

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