senate Bill S587

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to mandatory training curriculum for poll workers

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate


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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 10, 2023 referred to election law
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jan 09, 2023 ordered to third reading cal.7
reported and committed to rules
Jan 05, 2023 referred to elections

Votes

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Jan 9, 2023 - Elections committee Vote

S587
5
2
committee
5
Aye
2
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Elections Committee Vote: Jan 9, 2023

nay (2)

Jan 9, 2023 - Rules committee Vote

S587
17
2
committee
17
Aye
2
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
2
Excused
0
Abstained
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S587 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A268
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-412, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10407
2017-2018: S4370, A5844
2019-2020: S2800, A5142
2021-2022: S5800, S5880, A4323

S587 (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.

S587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    587
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. COMRIE, MAY -- 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  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
 2005,] and the rights of voters at the polls and obligation of  election
 workers  to  protect those rights while maintaining the integrity of the
 franchise, including assisting voters with disabilities or with  limited
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01023-01-3

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