Assembly Bill A9048

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Allows election commissioners flexibility to designate how many election inspectors are needed at poll sites

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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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2017-A9048 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7394
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-400, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2030, S2452
2021-2022: A4338, S2062

2017-A9048 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows election commissioners flexibility to designate how many election inspectors are needed at poll sites.

2017-A9048 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9048
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  election  law, in relation to allowing election
   commissioners flexibility to designate how  many  election  inspectors
   are needed at poll sites
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 3-400 of the  election  law
 are amended to read as follows:
   1.  There  shall  be  for each election district of the state [four] A
 SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF election inspectors. EACH POLL SITE  SHALL  HAVE  A
 MINIMUM OF FOUR ELECTION INSPECTORS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THERE SHALL
 BE  A  MINIMUM  OF  TWO  ELECTION INSPECTORS AT A POLL SITE LOCATED IN A
 DISTRICT WITH FEWER THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY REGISTERED VOTERS.
   2. At every general election  in  each  election  district  where  two
 voting  machines  are used, there shall be two clerks in addition to the
 [four] inspectors of election,  except  that  in  an  election  district
 located  in a town, where one voting machine is used, the town board may
 direct the board of elections to appoint not more  than  two  clerks  in
 such  district  if  in  the discretion of such board the service of such
 clerk or clerks is reasonably necessary for the proper  conduct  of  the
 election.  In each election district where paper ballots, in addition to
 one voting machine, are used at a general election, there shall  be  two
 clerks  in  addition  to  the  [four]  inspectors  of  election. In each
 election district where paper ballots, in  addition  to  more  than  one
 voting machine are used at a general election there shall be four clerks
 in addition to the [four] inspectors. The duties of such clerks shall be
 such  as  shall  be  prescribed by the board of elections and they shall
 serve at the  general  election  only.  When  deemed  necessary  in  any
 election  or  primary, the board of election may require additional poll
 clerks to be designated in any election district.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14182-01-8

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