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Assembly Bill A8284

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring each polling site to provide voting booths designed for elderly or disabled voters

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2013-A8284 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-104, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A694
2017-2018: A2746
2019-2020: A1816

2013-A8284 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires each polling place shall have at least two voting booths which are designed to be used by disabled persons; such booths shall have a surface which is at a level permitting the voter to be seated and a chair shall be available and provided as needed for any voter who wishes to be seated while casting his or her ballot.

2013-A8284 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8284

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 20, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring each polling
  site to provide voting booths designed for elderly or disabled voters

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

  Section  1.  Section  8-104 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
  1-B. EACH POLLING PLACE SHALL HAVE AT LEAST TWO  VOTING  BOOTHS  WHICH
ARE  DESIGNED  TO  BE  USED  BY ELDERLY OR DISABLED PERSONS. SUCH BOOTHS
SHALL HAVE A SURFACE WHICH IS AT A LEVEL  PERMITTING  THE  VOTER  TO  BE
SEATED  AND  A  CHAIR  SHALL BE AVAILABLE AND PROVIDED AS NEEDED FOR ANY
VOTER WHO WISHES TO BE SEATED WHILE CASTING HIS OR HER BALLOT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13080-01-3

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