NY State Senate Bill 2009-S7222

Senate Bill S7222

Vetoed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the board of elections in the city of New York to maintain voting machine storage and preparation facility in each borough of the city

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Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Vetoed By Governor
Signed By Governor

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Actions

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 18, 2010	vetoed memo.6816
Sep 07, 2010	delivered to governor
Jun 30, 2010	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.942 substituted for a1458
Jun 24, 2010	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
May 27, 2010	advanced to third reading
May 26, 2010	2nd report cal.
May 25, 2010	1st report cal.631
Apr 13, 2010	reported and committed to finance
Mar 24, 2010	referred to elections

Votes

- Jun 24, 2010 - Floor Vote
  S7222
  
  42
  
  Aye
  
  19
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 24, 2010
      
      aye (42)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Aubertine
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Flanagan
      
      Foley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      Lanza
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Onorato
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Serrano
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      Valesky
      
      nay (19)
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Farley
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Leibell
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Saland
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Volker
      
      Winner
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Morahan
  May 25, 2010 - Finance Committee Vote
  S7222
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  9
  
  Nay
  
  4
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: May 25, 2010
      
      aye (20)
      
      Breslin
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      Leibell
      
      Montgomery
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      Valesky
      
      nay (9)
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Hannon
      
      Johnson
      
      Larkin
      
      Marcellino
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Robach
      
      Seward
      
      Volker
      
      aye wr (4)
      
      Farley
      
      LaValle
      
      Maziarz
      
      Saland
  Apr 13, 2010 - Elections Committee Vote
  S7222
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Elections Committee Vote: Apr 13, 2010
      
      aye (6)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Dilan
      
      Foley
      
      Griffo
      
      Libous
      
      Serrano
      
      excused (1)
      
      Morahan

2009-S7222 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1458
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3-214, El L

2009-S7222 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the board of elections in the city of New York to maintain a voting machine storage and preparation facility in each borough of the city.

2009-S7222 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7222

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the election law, in relation to maintenance
requirements for the board of elections in the city of New York


 PURPOSE :

The bill requires the board of elections in the city of New York to
maintain a voting machine storage and preparation facility in each
borough of the city.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Amends Election Law section 3-214(1) to require that the
board of elections in New York City not only maintain a headquarters
office in the borough of Manhattan, and an office in each borough of
the city, but also that it maintain a voting machine storage and
preparation facility in each borough.

Section 2: Provides for the Act to take effect immediately.

 EXISTING LAW :

Under current law, Section 3-214(1) requires the board to maintain an
office in each of the five boroughs, and it makes no mention of
storage and preparation facilities for the new optical scan voting
systems and ballot marking devices that have been or are being
acquired.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The bill clearly and explicitly directs the Board of Elections in the
city of New York City establish and maintain both an office and a
voting machine storage and preparation facility in each borough of the
city.

Nearly one-third of the voting machines in New York City are required
to be delivered to private sites that require delivery on the day
before Election Day and require pick up on the day after it.  In order
to adequately administer elections, voting machines should be stored
in the borough where they are to be used and may need repair or
replacement on or around Election Day.  Currently, there are storage
facilities for voting machines in each of the boroughs, and they are
being retrofitted to accommodate the needs of the new voting systems
as necessary. This bill requires that the existing system of having
voting machine storage and preparation facilities in each of the
boroughs be maintained in order of to minimize logistical problems
related to their transportation, maintenance and repair.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

 SENATE

2007-08: S.300 Referred to Elections
2005-06: S.3630 Referred to Elections

 ASSEMBLY

2009: A.1509 Third Reading
2008: A.1045 Third Reading
2007: A.1045 Referred to Election Law
2006: A.6813 Referred to Election Law
2005: A.6813 Third Reading
 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S7222 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7222

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 24, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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  maintenance  require-
  ments for the board of elections in the city of New York

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  3-214  of  the  election  law  is
amended to read as follows:
  1.  The  board  of elections in the city of New York shall maintain an
office in the borough of Manhattan, which shall be the  headquarters  of
such  board,  and  an  office AND VOTING MACHINE STORAGE AND PREPARATION
FACILITY in each borough of the city. Elsewhere,  in  each  county,  the
county  legislative  body  shall provide the board of elections for such
county with proper and suitable offices.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00283-01-9

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