Assembly Bill A5389

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a nonpartisan poll monitoring program

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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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2021-A5389 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4725
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-501, El L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2408, S5193

2021-A5389 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a nonpartisan poll monitoring program.

2021-A5389 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5389
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to establishing nonparti-
   san poll monitors
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-501
 to read as follows:
   § 8-501. NONPARTISAN  POLL  MONITOR.  1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "CIVIC  ORGANIZATION"  SHALL MEAN ANY CORPORATION, UNINCORPORATED
 ASSOCIATION, OR ORGANIZATION THAT:
   (I) CONSISTS OF CITIZENS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING VOTER INFORMATION AND
 EDUCATION,  THE  PROTECTION  OF  INDIVIDUAL  VOTERS'  RIGHTS,  AND   THE
 PROMOTION OF FREE AND EQUAL ELECTION;
   (II)  AS  PART  OF  ITS  WRITTEN ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, OR
 CHARTER OR  BY  SEPARATE  WRITTEN  DECLARATION,  HAS  AMONG  ITS  STATED
 PURPOSES   THE   PROVISION  OF  VOTER  INFORMATION  AND  EDUCATION,  THE
 PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUAL VOTERS' RIGHTS,  AND  THE  PROMOTION  OF  FREE,
 FAIR, ACCESSIBLE AND SECURE ELECTIONS;
   (III)  IS  ORGANIZED  OR  PRIMARILY CONDUCTS ITS ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK; AND
   (IV) CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAINS AN OFFICE OR BUSINESS LOCATION WITHIN  THE
 STATE  OF  NEW YORK, TOGETHER WITH A CURRENT LISTED TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR
 NO LESS THAN ONE YEAR PRIOR TO FILING THE STATEMENT SPECIFIED IN  SUBDI-
 VISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
   (B)  "BALLOT  ISSUE COMMITTEE" SHALL MEAN A POLITICAL COMMITTEE FORMED
 TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OR DEFEAT OF ANY BALLOT PROPOSAL.
   2. IN ADDITION TO THE WATCHERS APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-500  OF
 THIS  TITLE,  NONPARTISAN  POLL  MONITORS  MAY  BE APPOINTED BY A CIVICS
 ORGANIZATION OR A BALLOT ISSUE COMMITTEE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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