Senate Bill S5362

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to annual reports of the boards of elections

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • 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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2019-S5362 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A875
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-212, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4600
2015-2016: A4715
2017-2018: A4156
2021-2022: S3670, A82
2023-2024: S1707

2019-S5362 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to annual reports of the boards of elections; requires such reports be made available on the boards' websites; requires that the reports include specific performance metrics.

2019-S5362 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5362 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5362
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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 annual reports  of  the
   boards of elections
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4  of  section  3-212  of  the
 election  law,  as amended by chapter 90 of the laws of 1991, is amended
 and a new paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:
   (a) Each board of elections shall make an annual report of its affairs
 and proceedings to its local legislative body once every  twelve  months
 and  no  later  than the last day of January in any year. A copy of said
 annual report shall be filed with the state board of elections AND SHALL
 BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY  ANY  BOARD
 OF ELECTIONS, INCLUDING THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, NO LATER THAN FIVE
 DAYS AFTER SAID REPORT IS DELIVERED TO THE STATE BOARD.
   (C)  SAID ANNUAL REPORT, AS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR THE  PRECEDING
 CALENDAR YEAR:
   (1)  THE  NUMBER  OF  ELECTIONS ADMINISTERED IN THE PRECEDING CALENDAR
 YEAR, INCLUDING ALL PRIMARY, GENERAL AND SPECIAL  ELECTIONS,  LISTED  BY
 DATE WITH THE OFFICES INCLUDED IN EACH ELECTION AND ANY REFERENDUM QUES-
 TIONS;
   (2)  THE  NUMBER OF BALLOTS DELIVERED TO EACH POLL SITE, THE NUMBER OF
 BALLOTS CAST BY SCANNING AT EACH POLL SITE SCANNER, AND  THE  NUMBER  OF
 BALLOTS  COUNTED  AT  EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE, INCLUDING A
 SEPARATE LISTING FOR THE NUMBER OF  EMERGENCY,  ABSENTEE,  MILITARY  AND
 OVERSEAS BALLOTS COUNTED AT EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE;
   (3)  THE  NUMBER  OF  ELECTION INSPECTORS AND POLL CLERKS EMPLOYED FOR
 EACH ELECTION, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNFILLED ELECTION INSPECTOR  OR  POLL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01193-01-9
              

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