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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to elections |
Jun 16, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S5982
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 14th Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2015-S5982 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2824
- Current Committee:
- Senate Elections
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง8-500, El L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S2866
2011-2012: S2348
2013-2014: S3373, A6776
2017-2018: S3405, A4984
2019-2020: S4552, A4044
2021-2022: S5039, A9222
2023-2024: S6130, A530
2015-S5982 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5982 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to watchers PURPOSE: The bill authorizes attorneys to be poll watchers anywhere in New York if they are state residents and licensed to practice law in the state. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends Election Law section 8-500(4) to allow attorneys who are state residents and licensed to practice law in the state to require be watchers anywhere in the State. Section 2: Provides for the Act to take effect immediately. EXISTING LAW: Under current law, a poll watcher must be registered to vote in the county in which he is to serve. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S5982 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5982 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 16, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to 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 254 of the laws of 2014, 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, OR AN ATTORNEY WHO IS A NEW YORK STATE RESIDENT AND IS LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW THEREIN. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07704-03-5
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