Assembly Actions -
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Oct 24, 2019 |
signed chap.410 |
Oct 21, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 03, 2019 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1125 substituted for s1590 |
Jun 03, 2019 |
substituted by a163 ordered to third reading cal.1125 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 14, 2019 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 15, 2019 |
referred to elections |
Senate Bill S1590
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A163 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 36th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
2019-S1590 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S1590 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1590 SPONSOR: SANDERS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the posting of sample ballots on a board of elections website PURPOSE: This bill requires the board of election to post a copy of a sample ballot, including electronically for use with a computer screen-reading program, on its website prior to each election as soon as the relevant information becomes available. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 7-118 of the election law, as amended by chapter 157 of the laws of 1996. Section two sets forth the effective date.
2019-S1590 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1590 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, BAILEY, BROOKS, KRUEGER, ORTT, SEPULVEDA -- 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 requiring the posting of sample ballots on a board of elections website THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 7-118 of the election law, as amended by chapter 157 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: § 7-118. Ballots; facsimile and sample. The board of elections shall provide facsimile and sample ballots which shall be arranged in the form of a diagram showing such part of the face of the voting machine as shall be in use at that election. Such facsimile and sample ballots shall be either in full or reduced size and shall contain suitable illustrated directions for voting on the voting machine. Such facsimile ballots shall be mounted and displayed for public inspection at each polling place during election day. Sample ballots may be mailed by the board of elections to each eligible voter at least three days before the election, or in lieu thereof, a copy of such sample ballot may be published at least once within one week preceding the election in news- papers representing the major political parties. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL TRANSMIT ELECTRONICALLY IN A FORMAT TO BE DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, AS IT IS AVAILABLE, A COPY OF THE CANDI- DATE AND CONTEST INFORMATION CONTAINED ON EACH OF ITS BALLOT STYLES TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. THE STATE BOARD SHALL CREATE A SYSTEM TO ALLOW SUCH INFORMATION TO BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE VIA ITS WEBSITE, AS WELL AS THE WEBSITE OF ANY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, AND IN SUCH A WAY AS TO BE ACCESSIBLE WITH A COMPUTER SCREEN-READING PROGRAM. One copy of such facsimile shall be sent to each school in the county, providing the ninth through the twelfth years of compulsory education, and in the city of New York to each such school in the city of New York, at least one EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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