Senate Bill S5147

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the use of lever voting machines; relates to the number and use of voting machines in village elections; and relates to the types of voting machines used in certain elections

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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 27, 2015	recommit, enacting clause stricken
May 05, 2015	referred to education

2015-S5147 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Elections
Laws Affected:: Amd §8, Chap 359 of 2010; amd §2, Chap 3 of 2011; amd §7, Chap 170 of 2011

2015-S5147 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the use of lever voting machines; relates to the number and use of voting machines in village elections; and relates to the types of voting machines used in certain elections.

2015-S5147 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5147

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend chapter 359 of the laws of 2010
amending the education law relating to the use of lever voting
machines; to amend chapter 3 of the laws of 2011 amending the election
law relating to the number and use of voting machines in village
elections; and to amend chapter 170 of the laws of 2011 amending the
town law relating to the types of voting machines used in certain
elections, in relation to extending the provisions of such chapters

PURPOSE: To allow for the continued use of lever voting machines for
school districts, villages and special districts in their respective
local elections until December 31, 2016 and require a report by the
State Board of Elections.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 extends by two years the sunset date of Chapter 359 of the
laws of 2010, allowing school districts to continue using lever voting
machines in their elections until December 31, 2016.

Section 2 extends by two years the sunset date of Chapter 3 of the
laws of 2011, allowing villages to continue using lever voting
machines in their elections until December 31, 2016.

Section 3 extends by two years the sunset date of Chapter 170 of the

laws of 2011, allowing fire districts and special improvement
districts to continue to use lever voting machines in their local
elections until December 31, 2016.

Section 4 requires the State Board of Election to submit a report.

Section 5 sets the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION: There is a preference amongst school districts,
villages and special districts to continue to use lever-style voting
machines in their elections for one additional year, until December
31,2016. These various localities cite the cost of using the optical
scan machines as well as their availability from county boards of
elections as the motivation behind this two year extension.

Chapter 359 of the laws of 2010 and Chapters 3 and 170 of the laws of
2011 offered a solution to authorize the use of lever-style voting
machines as a cost-effective means to continue operating local
elections at reasonable rates for a limited time. This legislation
extends that time by two years. This legislation does not impose any
obligation on the boards of elections to maintain care, custody or
control of lever voting machines or to provide entities with such
voting machines for their elections.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: The provisions of this bill were previously
chaptered in Chapter 359 of the laws of 2010, Chapter 3 of the laws of
2011and Chapter 170 of the laws of 2011.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This Act shall take effect immediately

2015-S5147 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5147

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to amend chapter 359 of the laws of 2010 amending the education
  law relating to the use of lever voting machines; to amend  chapter  3
  of  the  laws of 2011 amending the election law relating to the number
  and use of voting machines in village elections; and to amend  chapter
  170 of the laws of 2011 amending the town law relating to the types of
  voting  machines  used  in certain elections, in relation to extending
  the provisions of such chapters

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

  Section  1.  Section 8 of chapter 359 of the laws of 2010 amending the
education law relating to use of lever voting machines,  as  amended  by
chapter 273 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
  S  8.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed December 31, [2015] 2016.
  S 2. Section 2 of chapter 3 of the laws of 2011 amending the  election
law  relating  to  the  number  and  use  of  voting machines in village
elections, as amended by chapter 273 of the laws of 2014, is amended  to
read as follows:
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed December 31, [2015] 2016.
  S 3. Section 7 of chapter 170 of the laws of 2011  amending  the  town
law  relating to the types of voting machines used in certain elections,
as amended by chapter 273 of the laws of 2014, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S  7.  This  act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
sections one, two, four and five of this act shall expire and be  deemed
repealed December 31, [2015] 2016, when upon such date the provisions of
sections three and six of this act shall take effect.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10650-01-5

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  S 4. On or before January 31, 2016, the state board of elections shall
submit  a  report  to  the  governor, speaker of the assembly, temporary
president of the senate and the chairs of the committees on election law
of  the  senate  and  the  assembly  concerning  the  administration  of
elections   by  villages,  school  districts,  fire  districts,  library
districts and other municipal corporations required to  hold  elections.
The report shall include recommendations and guidance for such villages,
districts  and  municipal  corporations  to migrate to the use of voting
systems which are compliant with section 7-202 of the election  law  and
applicable  state  board  of elections rules and regulations. The report
shall also include an analysis of the cost and  fiscal  impact  to  such
villages,  districts  and  municipal  corporations  for transitioning to
voting systems that comply with section 7-202 of the election law. Prior
to preparing and issuing the report, the state board of elections  shall
solicit,  and take into consideration, recommendations from stakeholders
including, but not necessarily limited to, the New York state department
of education, the New York  school  boards  association,  the  New  York
conference of mayors and the New York state association of counties.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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