Senate Bill S6688

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the New York state early voting fund

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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-S6688 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §92-t, amd §95, St Fin L

2017-S6688 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the New York state early voting fund; establishes such fund for the purpose of making payments to the board of elections of each county and the city of New York to reimburse any actual costs incurred by such boards of elections to provide polling places for early voting.

2017-S6688 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6688 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6688
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  establishing  the
   New York state early voting fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 92-t to read as follows:
   §  92-T.  NEW  YORK STATE EARLY VOTING FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
 LISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSION-
 ER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A FUND TO BE KNOWN  AS  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE
 EARLY VOTING FUND.
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED FROM THE ABANDONED
 PROPERTY  FUND  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION NINETY-FIVE OF
 THIS ARTICLE.
   3. MONEYS OF THE FUND, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE, MAY
 BE EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING PAYMENTS TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 OF EACH COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO REIMBURSE  ANY  ACTUAL  COSTS
 INCURRED BY SUCH BOARDS OF ELECTIONS TO PROVIDE POLLING PLACES FOR EARLY
 VOTING,  INCLUDING  THE  COST  OF  STAFFING  SUCH POLLING PLACES, IN ANY
 GENERAL, PRIMARY, OR SPECIAL ELECTION IN WHICH EARLY VOTING IS  REQUIRED
 BY THE ELECTION LAW. MONEYS SHALL BE PAID OUT OF THE FUND UPON AUDIT AND
 WARRANT  BY  THE  STATE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS CERTIFIED OR APPROVED BY
 THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, OR ITS DULY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE,  IN
 THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY LAW.
   4.  BOARDS  OF  ELECTIONS  SEEKING  MONEYS FROM THIS FUND SHALL SUBMIT
 DOCUMENTATION DETAILING THE COSTS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS
 SECTION IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
   5. THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND STATE COMPTROLLER SHALL ISSUE  ANY
 SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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