S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5934
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 8, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 half-day shifts for
election inspectors or poll clerks
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 OR POLL
CLERKS to work half-day shifts with adjusted compensation, provided,
however, that THERE SHALL NOT BE A TIME WHEN THE POLL SITE IS OPEN THAT
THERE IS NOT at least one inspector from each of the two major political
parties [is] present [at the poll site for the entire time that the
polls are open]. Each county board of elections shall prescribe the
necessary rules and procedures to ensure proper poll site operation,
INCLUDING RULES DETAILING THE BASIS ON WHICH A REQUEST BY AN ELECTION
INSPECTOR OR POLL CLERK TO WORK A HALF-DAY SHIFT MAY BE DENIED.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08890-01-7