Senate Bill S8291

                            
 
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                                   8291
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 26, 2018
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 the time  election  day
   workers  must  be  at  poll sites to prepare for the opening of polls,
   including receiving voting system keys and  other  ancillary  election
   day supplies

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This opening paragraph of subdivision 1 and  subdivision  2
 of  section  8-102 of the election law, as amended by chapter 164 of the
 laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
   The inspectors of election, and clerks, if  any,  shall  meet  at  the
 polling place at least [one-half] ONE hour before the time set for open-
 ing the polls of election. The inspectors of election shall:
   2.  The  keys to the ballot scanner and ballot marking device shall be
 delivered to the inspectors at least [one-half] ONE hour before the time
 set for the opening of the polls, in a sealed envelope, on  which  shall
 be written or printed the ballot scanner or ballot marking device serial
 number  and  location  of  the  polling place, as reported by the voting
 machine custodian. The envelope containing the keys shall not be  opened
 until at least one inspector from each of the two parties shall be pres-
 ent  in  the  polling  place and shall have examined the envelope to see
 that it has not been opened. Before opening the envelope, such  election
 inspectors  present  shall examine the serial number on the machine, and
 shall see if they are the same as the numbers written  on  the  envelope
 containing  the  keys.  If  found not to agree, the envelope must not be
 opened until the voting machine custodian, or other  authorized  person,
 shall have been notified and shall have arrived at the polling place for
 the  purpose  of  re-examining such machine and shall certify that it is
 properly arranged. If the serial number on the machine is found to agree
 with the number on the envelope, the inspectors, except  as  hereinafter
 provided,  shall  turn  on  the  machine. The inspectors shall carefully
 examine the printed record produced by the  machine  to  see  that  each
 counter  registers zero, and shall allow watchers to examine the printed
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14694-01-8

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 record. The inspectors shall then sign a certificate showing the  deliv-
 ery  of the keys in a sealed envelope, the serial number on the machine,
 the number registered on the protective counter, that all  the  counters
 are  set at zero and that the public counter is set at zero. The machine
 shall remain secured against voting until the polls are formally  opened
 and  shall  not  be operated except by voters when voting or by election
 officials upon the instructions of the board of elections. If any count-
 er is found not to register zero, the inspectors of election shall imme-
 diately notify the board of elections.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.