S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6971
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 9, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to establishing portable
polling locations for early voting
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 8-600 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
2-A. (A) IN ADDITION TO THE DESIGNATION OF POLLING PLACES REQUIRED BY
SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY ESTAB-
LISH ONE OR MORE PORTABLE POLLING LOCATIONS FOR PURPOSES OF EARLY
VOTING, PROVIDED THAT THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF LOCATIONS A COUNTY MAY
ESTABLISH FOR SUCH PORTABLE POLLING LOCATIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS BASED ON POPULATION. THE DESIGNATION AND
LOCATION OF ANY PORTABLE POLLING PLACE SHALL BE MADE NO LATER THAN FOUR-
TEEN DAYS BEFORE AN ELECTION.
(B) LOCATIONS FOR PORTABLE POLLING LOCATIONS FOR EARLY VOTING SHALL BE
SELECTED TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VOTERS IN A COUNTY WITH
ADEQUATE ACCESS TO EARLY VOTING, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION POPULATION
DENSITY, TRAVEL TIME TO THE POLLING PLACE, PROXIMITY TO OTHER EARLY
VOTING POLL SITES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTES, COMMUTER TRAFFIC
PATTERNS AND SUCH OTHER FACTORS THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS DEEMS APPROPRI-
ATE. SUCH LOCATION OR LOCATIONS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE COMMU-
NICATION PLAN DEVELOPED BY EACH BOARD OF ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
SION FIVE OF THIS SECTION.
(C) LOCATIONS FOR PORTABLE POLLING LOCATIONS FOR EARLY VOTING SHALL BE
OPERATIONAL FOR NO FEWER THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
(D) NO PORTABLE POLLING LOCATION FOR EARLY VOTING ESTABLISHED BY THIS
SUBDIVISION SHALL REPLACE OR OTHERWISE DECREASE THE NUMBER OF POLLING
PLACES FOR EARLY VOTING REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(E) FOR THE PURPOSES OF EARLY VOTING AT PORTABLE POLLING LOCATIONS,
ANY BALLOTS CAST AT SUCH PORTABLE POLLING LOCATIONS SHALL COMPLY WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.