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Senate Bill S9802

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires boards of elections to provide certain notices prior to a change of polling place

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2023-S9802 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-104, El L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S4274

2023-S9802 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires boards of elections to notify state and county party committees and certain elected officials prior to a change of polling place.

2023-S9802 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9802 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9802
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 30, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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  requiring  boards  of
   elections  to  provide  certain  notices  prior to a change of polling
   place
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  4-104 of the election law is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. (A) If the board of elections, after designating a  polling  place,
 and  after  sending  written notice of such polling place to each regis-
 tered voter, designates an alternative polling place, it must, at  least
 five days before the next election or day for registration, send by mail
 a  written notice to each registered voter notifying [him] SUCH VOTER of
 the changed location of such polling place. If such notice is not possi-
 ble the board of elections must  provide  for  an  alternative  form  of
 notice  to  be  given  to voters at the location of the previous polling
 place.
   (B) WHEN ANY BOARD OF ELECTIONS IS NOTIFIED OF THE NEED TO CHANGE  THE
 LOCATION  OF  A POLLING PLACE, SUCH BOARD OF ELECTION SHALL, WITHIN FIVE
 DAYS OF RECEIVING SUCH NOTICE, NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS:
   (I) THE CHAIRPERSONS OF ALL STATE PARTY COMMITTEES;
   (II) THE CHAIRPERSONS OF ALL COUNTY PARTY COMMITTEES IN THE COUNTY  IN
 WHICH SUCH POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED;
   (III)  THE  MEMBER  OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN
 WHICH SUCH POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED; AND
   (IV) THE STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH POLLING
 PLACE IS LOCATED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14807-02-4

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