Senate Bill S2100A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a code of ethics for all board of elections employees

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Current 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
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2023-S2100 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4153
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-201, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6220, A8464

2023-S2100 - Summary

Establishes a code of ethics for all board of election employees so that no employee of a board of election should have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in any business or transaction or professional activity or incur any obligation of any nature, which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties in the public interest.

2023-S2100 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2100 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2100
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 a code  of
   ethics for all board of election employees
 
   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  3-201
 to read as follows:
   § 3-201. BOARDS OF ELECTIONS; EMPLOYEE CODE OF ETHICS. 1.  DEFINITION.
 AS  USED  IN  THIS  SECTION THE TERM "BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE" SHALL
 MEAN ANY PERMANENT FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF A BOARD OF ELECTION.
   2. RULE WITH RESPECT TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. NO BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS
 EMPLOYEE  SHOULD  HAVE  ANY  INTEREST, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, DIRECT OR
 INDIRECT, OR ENGAGE IN  ANY  BUSINESS  OR  TRANSACTION  OR  PROFESSIONAL
 ACTIVITY  OR INCUR ANY OBLIGATION OF ANY NATURE, WHICH IS IN SUBSTANTIAL
 CONFLICT WITH THE PROPER DISCHARGE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES  IN  THE  PUBLIC
 INTEREST.
   3.  STANDARDS.  (A) NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD ACCEPT OTHER
 EMPLOYMENT WHICH WILL IMPAIR HIS OR HER INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT IN  THE
 EXERCISE  OF  HIS  OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 RECEIVING COMPENSATION OR OTHER FORMS OF  PAYMENT  FROM  A  CAMPAIGN  OR
 POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL POLITICAL WORK.
   (B) NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD USE OR ATTEMPT TO USE HIS OR
 HER OFFICIAL POSITION TO SECURE UNWARRANTED PRIVILEGES OR EXEMPTIONS FOR
 HIMSELF  OR  HERSELF OR OTHERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE MISAP-
 PROPRIATION TO HIMSELF, HERSELF OR TO OTHERS, OF THE PROPERTY,  SERVICES
 OR  OTHER  RESOURCES  OF THE STATE FOR PRIVATE BUSINESS OR OTHER COMPEN-
 SATED NON-GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES.
   (C) A BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD NOT, BY HIS OR  HER  CONDUCT,
 GIVE  REASONABLE BASIS FOR THE IMPRESSION THAT ANY PERSON CAN IMPROPERLY
 INFLUENCE SUCH EMPLOYEE OR UNDULY ENJOY HIS OR HER FAVOR IN THE PERFORM-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06393-01-3
              

2023-S2100A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4153
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-201, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6220, A8464

2023-S2100A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a code of ethics for all board of election employees so that no employee of a board of election should have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in any business or transaction or professional activity or incur any obligation of any nature, which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties in the public interest.

2023-S2100A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2100A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2100--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to establishing a code of
   ethics for all board of elections employees

   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 3-201
 to read as follows:
   § 3-201. BOARDS OF ELECTIONS; EMPLOYEE CODE OF ETHICS. 1.  DEFINITION.
 AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE TERM "BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  EMPLOYEE"  SHALL
 MEAN ANY PERMANENT FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF A BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
   2.  RULE  WITH RESPECT TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE ANY INTEREST, FINANCIAL  OR  OTHERWISE,  DIRECT  OR
 INDIRECT,  OR  ENGAGE  IN  ANY  BUSINESS  OR TRANSACTION OR PROFESSIONAL
 ACTIVITY OR INCUR ANY OBLIGATION OF ANY NATURE, WHICH IS IN  SUBSTANTIAL
 CONFLICT  WITH THE PROPER DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTIES IN THE PUBLIC INTER-
 EST.
   3. STANDARDS. (A) NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD  ACCEPT  OTHER
 EMPLOYMENT WHICH WILL IMPAIR THEIR INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT IN THE EXER-
 CISE  OF  THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RECEIVING
 COMPENSATION OR OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT  FROM  A  CAMPAIGN  OR  POLITICAL
 CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL POLITICAL WORK.
   (B)  NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD USE OR ATTEMPT TO USE THEIR
 OFFICIAL POSITION TO SECURE UNWARRANTED  PRIVILEGES  OR  EXEMPTIONS  FOR
 THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE MISAPPROPRIATION
 TO THEMSELVES OR TO OTHERS, OF THE PROPERTY, SERVICES OR OTHER RESOURCES
 OF  THE STATE FOR PRIVATE BUSINESS OR OTHER COMPENSATED NON-GOVERNMENTAL
 PURPOSES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06393-03-3
 S. 2100--A                          2
              

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