Senate Bill S6926A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes portable polling locations for early voting

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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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2019-S6926 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-600, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S557
2023-2024: S242
2025-2026: S568

2019-S6926 - Summary

Establishes portable polling locations for early voting; provides that a county board of elections may establish two or more portable polling locations.

2019-S6926 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6926 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6926
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  establishing  mobile
   polling places for early voting
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8-600 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  (A) IN ADDITION TO THE DESIGNATION OF POLLING PLACES REQUIRED BY
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY  ESTAB-
 LISH  TWO  OR MORE LOCATIONS FOR MOBILE POLLING PLACES FOR EARLY VOTING,
 PROVIDED THAT THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF LOCATIONS A COUNTY MAY ESTABLISH FOR
 SUCH MOBILE POLLING PLACES SHALL BE DETERMINED BY  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS BASED ON POPULATION.
   (B)  LOCATIONS  FOR  MOBILE  POLLING  PLACES FOR EARLY VOTING SHALL BE
 SELECTED TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM  NUMBER  OF  VOTERS  IN  A  COUNTY  WITH
 ADEQUATE  ACCESS  TO  EARLY VOTING, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION POPULATION
 DENSITY, TRAVEL TIME TO THE POLLING  PLACE,  PROXIMITY  TO  OTHER  EARLY
 VOTING  POLL  SITES,  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION  ROUTES,  COMMUTER  TRAFFIC
 PATTERNS AND SUCH OTHER FACTORS THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  DEEMS  APPROPRI-
 ATE.
   (C)  LOCATIONS  FOR  MOBILE  POLLING  PLACES FOR EARLY VOTING SHALL BE
 OPERATIONAL FOR NO FEWER THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
   (D) NO MOBILE POLLING PLACE  FOR  EARLY  VOTING  ESTABLISHED  BY  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  SHALL  REPLACE  OR OTHERWISE DECREASE THE NUMBER OF POLLING
 PLACES FOR EARLY VOTING REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF 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.
                                                            LBD14353-01-9

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2019-S6926A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-600, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S557
2023-2024: S242
2025-2026: S568

2019-S6926A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes portable polling locations for early voting; provides that a county board of elections may establish two or more portable polling locations.

2019-S6926A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6926A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6926--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to establishing portable
   polling locations for early voting

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  8-600 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. (A) IN ADDITION TO THE DESIGNATION OF POLLING PLACES REQUIRED  BY
 SUBDIVISION  TWO OF THIS SECTION, A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY ESTAB-
 LISH TWO OR MORE  PORTABLE  POLLING  LOCATIONS  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  EARLY
 VOTING,  PROVIDED  THAT  THE  MAXIMUM  NUMBER  OF LOCATIONS A COUNTY MAY
 ESTABLISH FOR SUCH PORTABLE POLLING LOCATIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE
 STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS BASED ON POPULATION.
   (B) LOCATIONS FOR PORTABLE POLLING LOCATIONS FOR EARLY VOTING SHALL BE
 SELECTED TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM  NUMBER  OF  VOTERS  IN  A  COUNTY  WITH
 ADEQUATE  ACCESS  TO  EARLY VOTING, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION POPULATION
 DENSITY, TRAVEL TIME TO THE POLLING  PLACE,  PROXIMITY  TO  OTHER  EARLY
 VOTING  POLL  SITES,  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION  ROUTES,  COMMUTER  TRAFFIC
 PATTERNS AND SUCH OTHER FACTORS THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  DEEMS  APPROPRI-
 ATE.
   (C) LOCATIONS FOR PORTABLE POLLING LOCATIONS FOR EARLY VOTING SHALL BE
 OPERATIONAL FOR NO FEWER THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
   (D)  NO PORTABLE POLLING LOCATION FOR EARLY VOTING ESTABLISHED BY THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL REPLACE OR OTHERWISE DECREASE THE  NUMBER  OF  POLLING
 PLACES FOR EARLY VOTING REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   (E)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF EARLY VOTING AT PORTABLE POLLING LOCATIONS,
 ANY BALLOTS CAST AT SUCH PORTABLE POLLING LOCATIONS  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH
 THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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