senate Bill S4865

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to websites maintained by a board of elections

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

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Feb 17, 2021 referred to elections

S4865 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A830
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-228, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10092

S4865 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a ".gov" domain name for websites maintained by a board of elections.

S4865 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4865 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4865
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 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 websites maintained  by
   a board of elections
 
   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  3-228
 to read as follows:
   §  3-228.  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS WEBSITES. ANY BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHICH
 MAINTAINS A WEBSITE SHALL USE A ".GOV" DOMAIN NAME FOR SUCH WEBSITE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02133-01-1

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