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                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
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Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, SPANO, REILLY, PHEFFER, JAFFEE, WEISEN-
  BERG, CASTRO, DINOWITZ, GALEF, KAVANAGH, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored  by
  --  M. of A. BOYLAND, COOK, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, MAISEL, MARKEY, MAYER-
  SOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the  election  law,  in  relation  to  making  technical
  corrections  with  regards  to  political  subdivisions  and  election
  districts

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 4-128 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 489 of the laws  of  2009,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  The  board of elections of each county shall provide the requisite
number of official and facsimile ballots, two cards  of  instruction  to
voters  in the form prescribed by the state board of elections, at least
one copy of the instruction booklet for inspectors, a sufficient  number
of  maps,  street  finders  or  other descriptions of all of the polling
places and election districts within the [county] POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION
in  which the polling place is located to enable the election inspectors
and poll clerks to determine the correct election district  and  polling
place  for each street address within the [county] POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
in which the polling place is located, distance  markers,  tally  sheets
and  return  blanks, pens, black ink, or ball point pens with black ink,
pencils having black lead, envelopes for the  ballots  of  voters  whose
registration  poll  records are not in the ledger or whose names are not
on the computer generated  registration  list,  envelopes  for  returns,
identification  buttons, badges or emblems for the inspectors and clerks
in the form prescribed by the state board of elections  and  such  other
articles  of  stationery  as  may be necessary for the proper conduct of
elections, except that when a town, city or village  holds  an  election

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

                                                           LBD00759-01-1

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not conducted by the board of elections, the clerk of such town, city or
village,  shall  provide  such  official  and  facsimile ballots and the
necessary blanks, supplies and stationery for such election.
  S  2.  Subdivision d of section 4-132 of the election law, as added by
chapter 489 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  d. A sufficient number of maps, street finders or  other  descriptions
of  all of the polling places and election districts within the [county]
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION in which the polling place is  located  to  enable
the  election  inspectors  and  poll  clerks  to  determine  the correct
election district and polling place for each street address  within  the
[county] POLITICAL SUBDIVISION in which the polling place is located.
  S  3.  The  opening  paragraph  of  paragraph  (e) of subdivision 3 of
section 8-302 of the election law, as amended by chapter 489 of the laws
of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  Whenever a voter presents himself or herself  and  offers  to  cast  a
ballot,  and  he or she claims to live in the election district in which
he or she seeks to vote but no registration poll record can be found for
him or her in the poll ledger or his or her name does not appear on  the
computer  generated  registration  list or his or her signature does not
appear next to his or her name on such computer  generated  registration
list  or  his  or her registration poll record or the computer generated
registration list does not show him or her to be enrolled in  the  party
in  which  he  or  she  claims  to be enrolled, a poll clerk or election
inspector shall consult a map, street finder or other description of all
of the polling places and election districts within the  [county]  POLI-
TICAL  SUBDIVISION  in  which  said  election district is located AND IF
NECESSARY, CONTACT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO OBTAIN THE RELEVANT  INFOR-
MATION  and  advise  the voter of the correct polling place and election
district [within the county] for the residence address provided  by  the
voter  to such poll clerk or election inspector.  Thereafter, such voter
shall be permitted to vote in said election district only as hereinafter
provided:
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.