Senate Bill S508A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes computer generated registration lists; relates to the list of supplies to be delivered to poll sites

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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-S508 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd El L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6581
2017-2018: S2788

2019-S508 - Summary

Authorizes counties to employ computer generated registration lists; updates the list of supplies to be delivered to poll sites.

2019-S508 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S508 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    508
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- 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  authorizing  computer
   generated  registration  lists; in relation to the list of supplies to
   be delivered to poll sites
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1-104 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 38 to read as follows:
   38. "COMPUTER GENERATED REGISTRATION LIST" MEANS A  PRINTED  OR  ELEC-
 TRONIC  LIST  OF  VOTERS  IN  ALPHABETICAL  ORDER  FOR A SINGLE ELECTION
 DISTRICT OR POLL SITE, GENERATED FROM A COMPUTER REGISTRATION  FILE  FOR
 EACH  ELECTION  AND CONTAINING FOR EACH VOTER LISTED, A FACSIMILE OF THE
 SIGNATURE OF THE VOTER. SUCH A LIST MAY BE IN A SINGLE VOLUME OR IN MORE
 THAN ONE VOLUME. THE LIST MAY BE UTILIZED IN PLACE OF REGISTRATION  POLL
 RECORDS,  TO  ESTABLISH  A  PERSON'S  ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN THE POLLING
 PLACE ON ELECTION DAY.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 4-128 of the election law, as amended by
 chapter 125 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The board of elections of each county shall provide  the  requisite
 number  of  official  and facsimile ballots, two cards of instruction to
 voters in the form prescribed by the state board of elections, at  least
 one  copy of the instruction booklet for inspectors, a sufficient number
 of maps, street finders or other descriptions  of  all  of  the  polling
 places  and election districts within the political subdivision in which
 the polling place is located to enable the election inspectors and  poll
 clerks  to determine the correct election district and polling place for
 each street address within the political subdivision in which the  poll-
 ing  place is located, distance markers, tally sheets and return blanks,
 pens, [black ink, or ball point pens with black  ink,]  pencils  [having

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2019-S508A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd El L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6581
2017-2018: S2788

2019-S508A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes counties to employ computer generated registration lists; updates the list of supplies to be delivered to poll sites.

2019-S508A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S508A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  508--A
     Cal. No. 99
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Elections  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   amended on second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  and  to  be
   reprinted  as amended, retaining its place in the order of third read-
   ing
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  authorizing  computer
   generated  registration  lists; in relation to the list of supplies to
   be delivered to poll sites
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1-104 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 38 to read as follows:
   38. "COMPUTER GENERATED REGISTRATION LIST" MEANS A  PRINTED  OR  ELEC-
 TRONIC  LIST  OF  VOTERS  IN  ALPHABETICAL  ORDER  FOR A SINGLE ELECTION
 DISTRICT OR POLL SITE, GENERATED FROM A COMPUTER REGISTRATION  FILE  FOR
 EACH  ELECTION  AND CONTAINING FOR EACH VOTER LISTED, A FACSIMILE OF THE
 SIGNATURE OF THE VOTER. SUCH A LIST MAY BE IN A SINGLE VOLUME OR IN MORE
 THAN ONE VOLUME. THE LIST MAY BE UTILIZED IN PLACE OF REGISTRATION  POLL
 RECORDS,  TO  ESTABLISH  A  PERSON'S  ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN THE POLLING
 PLACE ON ELECTION DAY.
   (A) THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  SHALL  PROMULGATE  MINIMUM  SECURITY
 STANDARDS  FOR ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ANY NETWORK OR SYSTEM TO WHICH
 THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE IS CONNECTED, THAT IS USED TO STORE  OR  OTHERWISE
 ACCESS A COMPUTER GENERATED REGISTRATION LIST, AND SHALL ALSO PROMULGATE
 A LIST OF DEVICES THAT ARE APPROVED FOR USE. NO LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 SHALL  BE  PERMITTED  TO  USE  SUCH  A  DEVICE UNLESS THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS HAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE DEVICE FOR USE AND  HAS  CERTIFIED
 THAT  THE  NETWORK OR SYSTEM TO WHICH THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE IS CONNECTED
 IS COMPLIANT WITH THE MINIMUM SECURITY STANDARDS.
 
              

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