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Jan 17, 2023 | referred to election law delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 09, 2023 | ordered to third reading cal.18 reported and committed to rules |
Jan 05, 2023 | referred to elections |
senate Bill S645
Sponsored By
John W. Mannion
(D) 50th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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S645 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3-200, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S8292
S645 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires a commissioner to meet certain qualifications before his or her appointment which shall include, but not be limited to, the qualifications prescribed by section three of the public officers law, and demonstrated experience in election administration or other management, operations, or administrative experience in the public, non-profit, or private sector as deemed sufficient by the board.
S645 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S645 SPONSOR: MANNION TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring a commission- er to meet certain qualifications before his or her appointment PURPOSE: Requires an election commissioner to meet certain qualifications before their appointment. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would: * require the state board of elections, no later than December 31, 2024, to prescribe qualification for all commissioners of boards of elections in each county and the city of New York, including, but not limited to: * qualifications for holding office pursuant to the Public Officers Law;
S645 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 645 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 5, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MANNION -- 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 a commission- er to meet certain qualifications before his or her appointment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3-200 of the election law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. NO LATER THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PRESCRIBE QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL COMMIS- SIONERS OF BOARDS OF ELECTIONS IN EACH COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NEW YORK. SUCH QUALIFICATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE QUALIFICA- TIONS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION THREE OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, AND DEMON- STRATED EXPERIENCE IN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION OR OTHER MANAGEMENT, OPER- ATIONS, OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE PUBLIC, NON-PROFIT, OR PRIVATE SECTOR AS DEEMED SUFFICIENT BY THE BOARD. SUCH QUALIFICATIONS SHALL APPLY TO APPOINTMENTS MADE BEGINNING THIRTY DAYS AFTER PROMULGA- TION OF SUCH QUALIFICATIONS AND SHALL THEREAFTER BE REVIEWED BY SUCH BOARD AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS AND UPDATED AS NECESSARY. SUCH QUALI- FICATIONS SHALL BE PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD ONLY AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY OR USEFUL FOR THE EXERCISE OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUCH COMMISSIONERS, AS WELL AS THE ABILI- TY TO RECRUIT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CANDIDATES TO BE COMMISSIONERS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03639-02-3
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