NY State Senate Bill 2017-S3700

Senate Bill S3700

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the reimbursement to counties and the city of New York of the costs associated with administering primary elections

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 30, 2018	reported and committed to finance
Jan 03, 2018	referred to elections
May 22, 2017	reported and committed to finance
Jan 26, 2017	referred to elections

Votes

- Apr 30, 2018 - Elections Committee Vote
  S3700
  
  9
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Elections Committee Vote: Apr 30, 2018
      
      aye (9)
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Dilan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Krueger
      
      Marchione
      
      Tedisco
  May 22, 2017 - Elections Committee Vote
  S3700
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Elections Committee Vote: May 22, 2017
      
      aye (7)
      
      Akshar
      
      Avella
      
      Comrie
      
      Dilan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Krueger
      
      Marchione
      
      nay (1)
      
      Tedisco
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Amedore

2017-S3700 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2520
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §6-160, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6417, A8740
2015-2016: S4457, A4836

2017-S3700 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the reimbursement to counties and the city of New York of the costs associated with administering primary elections.

2017-S3700 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3700

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the election law, in relation to the
reimbursement to counties and the city of New York of the costs
associated with administering primary elections

 PURPOSE :

The bill will require the state to reimburse counties and the city of
New York for the costs of conducting the September primary in even
numbered election years.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends Section 6-160 of the election law by adding a new
subdivision three, requiring the state to reimburse the counties and
city of New York for the costs associated with administering the
September primaries in even numbered election years. It further sets
forth the reimbursable expenses, and the mechanisms through which
counties may apply to the state board of elections for reimbursement.
It sets the reimbursement rate at 100% of the approved expenditures,
and authorizes the state board of elections to promulgate rules and
regulations necessary to fulfill the law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

In 2014, New York held primaries for federal elections and state
elections on two separate days. It is anticipated that in all even
years going forward, New York will continue to hold separate federal
and state primary dates. Having separate primary dates has negative
impacts on the electorate, local election offices and local budgets.
First, and foremost, splitting of the primary dates in this manner
serves to reduce voter participation. Second, it is a burden on local
election offices to run two sets of elections.

The estimated cost of the second primary, with all expenses included,
would be approximately $50,000,000 to the counties of New York and New
York City.

This is an unfunded and unnecessary mandate that not only affects our
counties and New York City, but also impedes the ability of nearly
50,000 New Yorkers, including more than 10,000 active military men and
women, to have their votes properly cast and counted.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-16: S.4457/A.4836 Referred to Elections, reported to Finance.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Estimated to be approximately $50,000,000.

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Estimated to save counties of New York and New York City approximately
$50,000,000.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S3700 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3700
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. COMRIE, PERKINS -- 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  reimbursement  to
   counties  and the city of New York of the costs associated with admin-
   istering primary elections

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6-160 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL REIMBURSE COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF  NEW
 YORK  FOR  COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADMINISTERING PRIMARY ELECTIONS HELD IN
 SEPTEMBER OF EACH EVEN NUMBERED ELECTION YEAR.
   (A) REIMBURSEMENT OF SUCH EXPENSES SHALL BE MADE UPON  APPLICATION  OF
 SUCH  COUNTIES OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR STATE AID UNDER THIS SECTION,
 BY FILING WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS A PLAN,  INCLUDING  SPECIFIC
 COSTS, DETAILING EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH CONDUCTING SUCH PRIMARY.
   (B) INCLUDED IN SUCH REIMBURSABLE COSTS SHALL BE CLERICAL COSTS, MAIN-
 TENANCE  AND  OPERATION  COSTS,  AS  WELL  AS SALARIES OF LOCAL BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS  PERSONNEL,  POLL  INSPECTORS,  BALLOT   AND   SAMPLE   BALLOT
 PRODUCTION,  DISTRIBUTION AND SUCH OTHER COSTS ACCRUED IN FULFILLING THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLES EIGHT AND NINE OF THIS CHAPTER, AND SUCH  OTHER
 INFORMATION AS THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL REQUIRE.
   (C)  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL APPROVE SUCH REIMBURSEMENT IF
 IT CONFORMS TO STANDARDS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS.
   (D) STATE AID SHALL BE GRANTED TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND THE RESPEC-
 TIVE COUNTIES OUTSIDE THE CITY OF NEW YORK ONLY TO THE EXTENT  OF  REIM-
 BURSING  ONE HUNDRED PER CENTUM OF THE APPROVED EXPENDITURES INCURRED BY
 THE COUNTY OR CITY IN MAINTAINING AND ADMINISTERING THE SEPTEMBER PRIMA-
 RY ELECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00190-01-7

 S. 3700                             2
 
   (E) THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS  IN  FURTHERANCE  OF THESE PROVISIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 3-102 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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