Senate Bill S2737

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the number of voting machines required, supplies at polling locations and the number of affidavit ballots to be supplied at polling locations

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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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2015-S2737 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4733
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง7-202-a, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3970, A4602
2017-2018: S5607, A3747
2019-2020: S3939, A983
2021-2022: S1336, A106
2023-2024: A3747

2015-S2737 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the total number of voting machines required at polling sites in cities with populations of one million or more.

2015-S2737 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2737

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- 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  the  total  number  of
  voting  machines  required at polling sites in cities with populations
  of one million or more

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

  Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 7-202-a
to read as follows:
  S 7-202-A. MINIMUM NUMBER OF VOTING MACHINES REQUIRED IN CITIES WITH A
POPULATION  OF  ONE  MILLION OR MORE. IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE
MILLION OR MORE THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF
ONE VOTING MACHINE  FOR  EVERY  ONE  THOUSAND  FOUR  HUNDRED  REGISTERED
VOTERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00130-01-5


              

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