Senate Bill S5608

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the preparation of reports on assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks

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  • 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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2017-S5608 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-401, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3971
2015-2016: S2736
2019-2020: S2457
2021-2022: S488

2017-S5608 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the preparation of reports on assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks.

2017-S5608 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5608 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5608
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- 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 requiring the  prepara-
   tion of reports on assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3-401  of  the  election  law,  as
 added by chapter 90 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  Any county board of elections appointing election coordinators and
 in the city of New York, the board of elections of the city of New York,
 shall prepare a report detailing assignments and duties to be  delegated
 to  election  coordinators.  ANY  COUNTY  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS APPOINTING
 ELECTION COORDINATORS AND  IN  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  THE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW YORK, SHALL PREPARE A REPORT DETAILING
 ASSIGNMENTS OF ELECTION INSPECTORS AND POLL CLERKS,  AND  SHALL  SPECIF-
 ICALLY  ENUMERATE  THE  POLL SITES FOR WHICH ELECTION INSPECTORS OR POLL
 CLERKS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ASSIGNED, DETAILING THE EFFORTS MADE TO DATE TO
 FILL THOSE ASSIGNMENTS. Said [report] REPORTS shall be  filed  with  the
 state  board  of elections no later than one month prior to the election
 at which election coordinators, ELECTION INSPECTORS AND POLL CLERKS  are
 to be assigned.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10938-01-7

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