Assembly Bill A5075

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting certain candidates for public office from serving as poll watchers

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A5075 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6715
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-500, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10479, S7662
2011-2012: A1547, S3910

2013-A5075 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting certain candidates for public office from serving as poll watchers.

2013-A5075 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5075

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to poll watchers

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section 8-500 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  4. Each watcher must be a qualified voter of the  city  or  county  in
which  he  OR SHE is to serve.  NO PERSON SHALL BE APPOINTED OR ACT AS A
WATCHER WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE TO BE VOTED FOR BY  THE
VOTERS OF THE ELECTION DISTRICT IN THE SAME ELECTION IN WHICH THE WATCH-
ER  IS  TO  SERVE.    NOTHING  IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS
PROHIBITING ANY SUCH CANDIDATE FROM VISITING A  POLLING  PLACE  IN  SUCH
DISTRICT ON AN ELECTION DAY WHILE THE POLLS ARE OPEN.
  S2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02028-01-3

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