Senate Bill S4725

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a nonpartisan poll monitoring program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • 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-S4725 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5389
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-501, El L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5193, A2408

2021-S4725 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a nonpartisan poll monitoring program.

2021-S4725 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4725 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4725
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 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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