| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to elections |
| May 08, 2015 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S5235
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
Actions
2015-S5235 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S5235 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5235
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to
appointment of election inspectors by minority parties
PURPOSE OF BILL: This bill shall grant each minority party the
entitlement to appoint one election inspector who shall posses all of
the powers of inspectors of the majority party
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Subdivision 3 of Section 8-202 of the election
law, entitles each minority party 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.
JUSTIFICATION: Members of minor political parties deserve the
opportunity to participate in all aspects of the electoral process,
including the opportunity to serve as an election inspector, Opening
up the current system of selection of election inspectors to include
members of minor political parties will also help address the chronic
shortage of election inspectors.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.
2015-S5235 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5235
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 8, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 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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