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Assembly Bill A5119

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for appointment of election inspectors by minority parties

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2019-A5119 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-202, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3934
2011-2012: A4561
2013-2014: A4161
2015-2016: A4546
2017-2018: A3207

2019-A5119 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for appointment of election inspectors by minority parties who shall possess same powers as major party appointments and whose duties shall be determined by the chairman and board of major party appointments.

2019-A5119 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5119
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RAIA, FINCH, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A.  GIGLIO, MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to appointment of election
   inspectors by minority parties
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  8-202 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. IN ADDITION TO ELECTION INSPECTORS AS APPOINTED BY THE MAJOR  POLI-
 TICAL  PARTIES  PURSUANT TO SECTION 3-400 OF THIS CHAPTER, EACH MINORITY
 PARTY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO APPOINT  ONE  ELECTION  INSPECTOR  WHO  SHALL
 POSSESS  ALL OF THE POWERS OF INSPECTORS OF THE MAJORITY PARTY AND WHOSE
 DUTIES SHALL BE DETERMINED BY  THE  CHAIRMAN  AND  BOARD  OF  INSPECTORS
 ACTING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06272-01-9

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