Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 20, 2023 |
signed chap.477 |
Sep 19, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 21, 2023 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 06, 2023 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.568 substituted for a268 |
Jun 06, 2023 |
substituted by s587 rules report cal.568 reported reported referred to rules |
May 24, 2023 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 04, 2023 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A268
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WALKER
Current Bill Status Via S587 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Harry B. Bronson
Robert C. Carroll
William Colton
Vivian Cook
2023-A268 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A268 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to mandatory training curriculum for poll workers; requires the state board of elections to develop and provide to each county materials for a model poll worker training program which the counties may use to train individuals to serve as poll workers in state and county elections.
2023-A268 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 268 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRONSON, CARROLL, COLTON, COOK, DICKENS, GLICK, HUNTER, HYNDMAN, JEAN-PIERRE, LUPARDO, PAULIN, PRETLOW, L. ROSENTHAL, SIMON, STECK, WEPRIN, ZEBROW- SKI, ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to mandatory training curriculum for poll workers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 1-a and 2 of section 3-412 of the election law, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 310 of the laws of 2021, subdi- vision 1-a as added by chapter 181 of the laws of 2005 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 180 of the laws of 2005, are amended and three new subdivisions 1-b, 1-c and 1-d are added to read as follows: 1. Each board of elections shall, at least once every year, conduct a mandatory school for the instruction of election inspectors, poll clerks and election coordinators. Such instruction may be given in person or online AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, provided that online instruction shall be offered over a two week period that includes the date for in-person instruction. SUCH TRAINING SHALL BE OFFERED NO LESS FREQUENTLY THAN ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. Certain online participants may be required to supplement online instruction with in-person instruction that includes the use of voting machines or other matters requiring specialized training. Written notice shall be given to participants stating the time and place at which such in-person instruction shall be held, the option to obtain instruction online with direction on how to access the online option, and identifying the participants that must attend in-person instruction in addition to online instruction. 1-a. The state board of elections shall establish a mandatory core curriculum for poll worker training which includes the requirements in subdivision two of this section, [as amended by a chapter of the laws of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01023-01-3
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