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May 17, 2022 | referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 02, 2022 | advanced to third reading |
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Feb 28, 2022 | 1st report cal.569 |
Feb 09, 2022 | referred to elections |
senate Bill S8292
Sponsored By
John W. Mannion
(D) 50th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
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- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
S8292 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3-200, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S645
S8292 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires a commissioner to meet certain qualifications before his or her appointment which shall include, but not be limited to, the qualifications prescribed by section three of the public officers law, and demonstrated experience in election administration or other management, operations, or administrative experience in the public, non-profit, or private sector as deemed sufficient by the board.
S8292 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8292 SPONSOR: MANNION TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring a commission- er to meet certain qualifications before his or her appointment PURPOSE: Requires an election commissioner to meet certain qualifications before their appointment. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section I amends Section 3-200 of the Election Law by directing the State Board of Elections to prescribe qualifications to serve as commis- sioners of local boards of elections by December 31, 20221. These qual- ifications include demonstrated experience in election administration or other management experience, and will apply to appointments made begin- ning thirty days after the promulgation of such qualifications. The State Board of Elections will review these qualifications at least once
S8292 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8292 I N S E N A T E February 9, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MANNION -- 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 requiring a commission- er to meet certain qualifications before his or her appointment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3-200 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. NO LATER THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PRESCRIBE QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL COMMIS- SIONERS OF BOARDS OF ELECTIONS IN EACH COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK. SUCH QUALIFICATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE QUALIFICA- TIONS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION THREE OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, AND DEMON- STRATED EXPERIENCE IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION OR OTHER MANAGEMENT, OPER- ATIONS, OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE PUBLIC, NON-PROFIT, OR PRIVATE SECTOR AS DEEMED SUFFICIENT BY THE BOARD. SUCH QUALIFICATIONS SHALL APPLY TO APPOINTMENTS MADE BEGINNING THIRTY DAYS AFTER PROMULGA- TION OF SUCH QUALIFICATIONS AND SHALL THEREAFTER BE REVIEWED BY SUCH BOARD AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS AND UPDATED AS NECESSARY. SUCH QUALI- FICATIONS SHALL BE PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD ONLY AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY OR USEFUL FOR THE EXERCISE OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUCH COMMISSIONERS, AS WELL AS THE ABILI- TY TO RECRUIT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CANDIDATES TO BE COMMISSIONERS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13431-01-1
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