Senate Bill S7073

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to election inspectors at poll sites

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S7073 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7959
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3485
2017-2018: S2793, A16
2019-2020: A244
2021-2022: A1072

2015-S7073 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to election inspectors at poll sites; requires at least one inspector of each major political party to be present at all times polls are open; does not require the same inspectors to be there the entire time.

2015-S7073 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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