S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 23, 2015
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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.
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