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Jan 05, 2022 | referred to election law |
May 13, 2021 | referred to election law |
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A7561 (ACTIVE) - Details
A7561 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits conflicts of interest among board of elections employees; prevents a board of elections employee from remaining on the board of elections payroll while also a candidate for an office who has an election overseen by the board at which they are employed; allows for a member to remain on the board until 90 days before the general election if there is no primary for such office.
A7561 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7561 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 13, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting conflicts of interest among board of elections employees 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 3-304 to read as follows: § 3-304. BOARD EMPLOYEES; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 1. NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL ENGAGE IN OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY TRADE OR BUSI- NESS WHICH CREATES, OR MAY TEND TO CREATE, AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL MAINTAIN A FINANCIAL INTEREST, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN A COMPANY PROVIDING SERVICES TO A CANDIDATE WHO HAS AN ELECTION OVERSEEN BY SUCH EMPLOYEE'S OFFICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PRINTING COMPANIES, ELECTION CONSULTING COMPANIES, DIRECT MAIL COMPANIES AND DIGITAL MARKETING COMPA- NIES. NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL MAINTAIN A FINANCIAL INTER- EST, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR BE EMPLOYED BY A VENDOR OR COMPANY THAT SELLS VOTING MACHINES, ELECTRONIC POLLBOOKS, PRINTERS OR OTHER TECHNICAL OR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. A VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CAUSE FOR DISCIPLINE BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE. 2. NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL REMAIN ON THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS PAYROLL WHILE ALSO A CANDIDATE FOR AN OFFICE WHO HAS AN ELECTION OVERSEEN BY THE BOARD AT WHICH THEY ARE EMPLOYED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, A BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHALL BE DEEMED A CANDIDATE FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE UPON THE FILING OF DESIGNATING PETITIONS FOR SUCH OFFICE OR, WHERE NOMINATIONS FOR SUCH OFFICE ARE MADE OTHER THAN BY PETITION, UPON ACCEPTANCE OF A NOMINATION. SUCH EMPLOYEE MAY REMAIN IN "LEAVE WITHOUT PAY" STATUS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS HIS OR HER CANDIDACY SHALL CEASE, OR UPON THE DAY FOLLOWING THE CERTIFICATION OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.