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Assembly Bill A51A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to split shifts for election inspectors or poll clerks

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2021-A51 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S424
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4670
2015-2016: A2052
2017-2018: A4257, S5934
2019-2020: A1272, S2275
2023-2024: A6973, S609
2025-2026: A6138, S1842

2021-A51 - Summary

Relates to split shifts for election inspectors or poll clerks.

2021-A51 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    51
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. QUART, LAVINE, ROZIC, L. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Spon-
   sored  by  --  M.    of  A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election  law,  in  relation  to  split  shifts  for
   election inspectors or poll clerks

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-400  of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  293  of  the  laws  of 2017, is amended to read as
 follows:
   7. The board of elections  may  employ  election  inspectors  OR  POLL
 CLERKS to work split shifts with adjusted compensation, provided, howev-
 er,  that    THERE  SHALL  NOT BE A TIME WHEN THE POLL SITE IS OPEN THAT
 THERE IS NOT at least one inspector from each of the two major political
 parties [is] present [at the poll site for  the  entire  time  that  the
 polls  are  open].  Each  county  board of elections shall prescribe the
 necessary rules and procedures to ensure  proper  poll  site  operation,
 INCLUDING  RULES  DETAILING  THE BASIS ON WHICH A REQUEST BY AN ELECTION
 INSPECTOR OR POLL CLERK TO WORK A SPLIT SHIFT MAY BE DENIED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01374-01-1

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2021-A51A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S424
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4670
2015-2016: A2052
2017-2018: A4257, S5934
2019-2020: A1272, S2275
2023-2024: A6973, S609
2025-2026: A6138, S1842

2021-A51A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to split shifts for election inspectors or poll clerks.

2021-A51A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   51--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. QUART, LAVINE, ROZIC, L. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Spon-
   sored  by  --  M.    of  A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law -- recommitted to the Committee on  Election
   Law   in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the election  law,  in  relation  to  split  shifts  for
   election inspectors or poll clerks
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-400  of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  293  of  the  laws  of 2017, is amended to read as
 follows:
   7. The board of elections  may  employ  election  inspectors  OR  POLL
 CLERKS to work split shifts with adjusted compensation, provided, howev-
 er,  that  at  least  one inspector from each of the two major political
 parties is present at the poll site for the entire time that  the  polls
 are  open.  Each county board of elections shall prescribe the necessary
 rules and procedures to ensure proper poll site operation.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01374-03-2

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