NY State Senate Bill 2015-S3007

Senate Bill S3007

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Permits boards of elections to engage election inspectors to split shifts, their compensation to be prorated accordingly

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2016	referred to elections
Jun 25, 2015	committed to rules
Apr 29, 2015	advanced to third reading
Apr 28, 2015	2nd report cal.
Apr 27, 2015	1st report cal.434
Feb 02, 2015	referred to elections

Votes

- Apr 27, 2015 - Elections Committee Vote
  S3007
  
  8
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Elections Committee Vote: Apr 27, 2015
      
      aye (8)
      
      Avella
      
      Comrie
      
      Dilan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Krueger
      
      Marchione
      
      Nozzolio
      
      excused (1)
      
      Amedore

co-Sponsors

2015-S3007 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S1097
2011-2012: S756
2013-2014: S2191
2017-2018: S443

2015-S3007 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits boards of elections to allow election inspectors to work split shifts, their compensation shall be prorated accordingly.

2015-S3007 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3007

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the election law, in relation to
permitting election inspectors to split shifts

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to permit boards of elections to allow
election inspectors to split shifts, and prorate their compensation
accordingly.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends Subdivision 7 of Section 3-400 of the Election Law
is amended to permit all boards of elections to authorize election
inspectors to work split shifts and prorate their compensation
accordingly.

JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, election inspectors are not permitted to split the work day
into shifts. During most elections, polls are open for an average of
sixteen hours. Election workers are not only required to work during
polling hours, but there is additional time required to prep and close
down polling sites. Their job duties are essential to protecting the
integrity and validity of our democratic process. It is difficult for

many inspectors, especially our senior volunteers, to commit to the
long and taxing hours of an election day.  Additionally, it is
becoming increasingly difficult to recruit new inspectors, and with
the implementation of new computerized voting machines, recruitment
and retention levels are expected to drop further. Allowing election
workers to divide their shifts will increase the pool of candidates
available to contribute their time to the most critical element of
democracy.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013,2014: S.2191 Referred to Elections
2011,2012: S.756-B Referred to Elections
2009,2010: S.1097/A.1126 Referred to Elections
2007,2008: S.366/A.11517 Referred to Rules
2006: S.7557 Referred to Elections

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

One hundred eightieth day after it shall have become law.

2015-S3007 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3007

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. YOUNG, DeFRANCISCO, MARCHIONE, RANZENHOFER -- 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 permitting election
  inspectors to split shifts

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  7  of  section 3-400 of the election law, as
added by chapter 5 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  7. [The] EVERY board of  elections  may  [employ]  AUTHORIZE  election
inspectors  to  work  [half-day]  SPLIT  shifts with [adjusted] PRORATED
compensation, provided, however, that at least one inspector  from  each
of  the  two major political parties is present at the poll site for the
entire time that the polls are open.   Each county  board  of  elections
shall prescribe the necessary rules and procedures to ensure proper poll
site operation.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall  have  become  a law; provided that each board of elections is
authorized to promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions
of this act on or before such effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05938-01-5

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Sponsored By

Catharine Young

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee

co-Sponsors

Leroy Comrie

John A. DeFrancisco

Kathleen A. Marchione

Michael H. Ranzenhofer

2015-S3007 (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S3007 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S3007 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3007 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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