| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2016 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S7073
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
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2015-S7073 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S7073 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7073
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the election law, in relation to election inspectors
at poll sites
PURPOSE AND JUSTIFICATION :
Serving as a poll inspectors means a long day at the polling place,
and this can prove difficult for many inspectors. The current law
allows half day employment of inspectors, but requires that at least
one of the inspectors from each major party be there all day. This
bill will change this requirement, so that as long as there is an
inspector from each major party present at all times, all inspectors
could work for a half day. This bill will make it easier to recruit
poll inspectors who may hesitate to commit to a very long day of work.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 amends subdivision 7 of section 3-400 of the Election Law to
provide that there must be at least one inspector from each of the two
major political parties present at a poll site at all times the polls
are open.
Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
2015-S7073 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7073
I N S E N A T E
March 22, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to election inspectors at
poll sites
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-400 of the election law, as
added by chapter 5 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
7. The board of elections may employ election inspectors to work half-
day shifts with adjusted compensation, provided, however, that at least
one inspector from each of the two major political parties is present at
the poll site [for the entire time] AT ALL TIMES that the polls are
open. Each county board of elections shall prescribe the necessary
rules and procedures to ensure proper poll site operation.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08857-01-5
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