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Assembly Bill A4546

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for appointment of election inspectors by minority parties

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2015-A4546 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5235
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-202, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3934
2011-2012: A4561
2013-2014: A4161
2017-2018: A3207, S1075
2019-2020: A5119

2015-A4546 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for appointment of election inspectors by minority parties who shall possess same powers as major party appointments and whose duties shall be determined by the chairman and board of major party appointments.

2015-A4546 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4546

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. RAIA, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  GIGLIO, TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Election
  Law

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

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

  Section 1. Section 8-202 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  IN ADDITION TO ELECTION INSPECTORS AS APPOINTED BY THE MAJOR POLI-
TICAL PARTIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 3-400 OF THIS CHAPTER,  EACH  MINORITY
PARTY  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  APPOINT ONE ELECTION INSPECTOR WHO SHALL
POSSESS ALL OF THE POWERS OF INSPECTORS OF THE MAJORITY PARTY AND  WHOSE
DUTIES  SHALL  BE  DETERMINED  BY  THE  CHAIRMAN AND BOARD OF INSPECTORS
ACTING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07013-01-5

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