Senate Bill S443

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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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-S443 - Details

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
2015-2016: S3007

2017-S443 - Summary

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

2017-S443 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S443 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    443
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. YOUNG, COMRIE, 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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD05852-01-7

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2017-S443A (ACTIVE) - Details

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
2015-2016: S3007

2017-S443A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S443A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S443A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  443--A
     Cal. No. 311
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. YOUNG, COMRIE, DeFRANCISCO, MARCHIONE, RANZENHOFER
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Elections -- reported favorably from said  committee,
   ordered  to  first  and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 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 board of elections  may  employ  election  inspectors  to  work
 [half-day]  SPLIT  shifts with adjusted 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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD05852-03-7

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