Assembly Bill A4836

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the reimbursement to counties and the city of New York of the costs associated with administering primary elections

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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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2015-A4836 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4457
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6-160, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8740, S6417
2017-2018: A2520, S3700

2015-A4836 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the reimbursement to counties and the city of New York of the costs associated with administering primary elections.

2015-A4836 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4836

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, FAHY, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A.  SKARTADOS  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Election
  Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  the  reimbursement  to
  counties  and the city of New York of the costs associated with admin-
  istering primary elections

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

  Section  1.  Section  6-160 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL REIMBURSE COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF  NEW
YORK  FOR  COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADMINISTERING PRIMARY ELECTIONS HELD IN
SEPTEMBER OF EACH EVEN NUMBERED ELECTION YEAR.
  (A) REIMBURSEMENT OF SUCH EXPENSES SHALL BE MADE UPON  APPLICATION  OF
SUCH  COUNTIES OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR STATE AID UNDER THIS SECTION,
BY FILING WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS A PLAN,  INCLUDING  SPECIFIC
COSTS, DETAILING EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH CONDUCTING SUCH PRIMARY.
  (B) INCLUDED IN SUCH REIMBURSABLE COSTS SHALL BE CLERICAL COSTS, MAIN-
TENANCE  AND  OPERATION  COSTS,  AS  WELL  AS SALARIES OF LOCAL BOARD OF
ELECTIONS  PERSONNEL,  POLL  INSPECTORS,  BALLOT   AND   SAMPLE   BALLOT
PRODUCTION,  DISTRIBUTION AND SUCH OTHER COSTS ACCRUED IN FULFILLING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLES EIGHT AND NINE OF THIS CHAPTER, AND SUCH  OTHER
INFORMATION AS THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL REQUIRE.
  (C)  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL APPROVE SUCH REIMBURSEMENT IF
IT CONFORMS TO STANDARDS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS.
  (D) STATE AID SHALL BE GRANTED TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE RESPEC-
TIVE COUNTIES OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW YORK ONLY TO THE EXTENT  OF  REIM-
BURSING  ONE HUNDRED PER CENTUM OF THE APPROVED EXPENDITURES INCURRED BY
THE COUNTY OR CITY IN MAINTAINING AND ADMINISTERING THE SEPTEMBER PRIMA-
RY ELECTION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01503-01-5

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