senate Bill S609

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to split shifts for election inspectors or poll clerks

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Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 10, 2023 referred to election law
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jan 09, 2023 ordered to third reading cal.8
reported and committed to rules
Jan 05, 2023 referred to elections

Votes

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Feb 1, 2023 - floor Vote

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Floor Vote: Feb 1, 2023

aye (63)

Jan 10, 2023 - floor Vote

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Floor Vote: Jan 10, 2023

aye (61)
excused (2)

Jan 9, 2023 - Elections committee Vote

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Elections Committee Vote: Jan 9, 2023

aye (7)

Jan 9, 2023 - Rules committee Vote

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Rules Committee Vote: Jan 9, 2023

aye (19)
excused (2)

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S609 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5934
2019-2020: S2275
2021-2022: S424

S609 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to split shifts for election inspectors or poll clerks.

S609 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S609 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    609
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN, SALAZAR -- 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  split  shifts  for
   election inspectors or poll clerks
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-400  of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  293  of  the  laws  of 2017, is amended to read as
 follows:
   7. The board of elections  may  employ  election  inspectors  OR  POLL
 CLERKS to work split shifts with adjusted compensation, provided, howev-
 er,  that  at  least  one inspector from each of the two major political
 parties is present at the poll site for the entire time that  the  polls
 are  open.  Each county board of elections shall prescribe the necessary
 rules and procedures to ensure proper poll site operation.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03598-01-3

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