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                                   6688
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 13, 2017
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 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.
              

                                                            LBD11987-01-7

 S. 6688                             2
 
   §  2.  Section  95 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  (A)  AS  OFTEN  AS  NECESSARY, THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS SHALL CERTIFY THE AMOUNT SUCH CO-CHAIRS HAVE DETERMINED NECES-
 SARY TO FUND ESTIMATED PAYMENTS FROM THE NEW  YORK  STATE  EARLY  VOTING
 FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-TWO-T OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  THIS SECTION AUTHORIZING THE
 TRANSFER OF ANY MONEYS IN THE ABANDONED PROPERTY  FUND  TO  THE  GENERAL
 FUND,  THE COMPTROLLER, AFTER RESERVING AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT TO PAY CLAIMS
 AGAINST THE ABANDONED PROPERTY FUND, SHALL, BASED UPON  A  CERTIFICATION
 OF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION, AND AT THE DIRECTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, TRANSFER THE
 REQUESTED  AMOUNT FROM REMAINING AVAILABLE MONIES IN THE ABANDONED PROP-
 ERTY FUND TO THE NEW YORK STATE EARLY VOTING FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION
 NINETY-TWO-T OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.