Senate Bill S5129

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to instituting additional ballot accountability practices

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7123 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2019-S5129 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7123
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §7-105, El L

2019-S5129 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to instituting additional ballot accountability practices.

2019-S5129 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5129 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5129
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- 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 instituting  additional
   ballot accountability practices
 
   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  7-105
 to read as follows:
   §  7-105.  BALLOT ACCOUNTABILITY. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS CHAPTER REQUIRING BALLOTS TO INCLUDE A NUMBERED STUB SEPARATED FROM
 THE BALLOT BY A LINE OF PERFORATIONS, SUCH NUMBERED STUBS SHALL  NOT  BE
 REQUIRED  IF  THE  BOARD OF ELECTIONS IMPLEMENTS A BALLOT ACCOUNTABILITY
 PROCESS AS PRESCRIBED BY THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WHICH (I)
 ACCOUNTS FOR THE NUMBER OF EACH BALLOT STYLE RECEIVED  BY  THE  ELECTION
 INSPECTORS,  (II)  RETAINS  A  RUNNING  COUNT OF BALLOTS DISTRIBUTED AND
 SPOILED WHICH WOULD PERMIT AN INTERIM RECONCILIATION AT ANY TIME  DURING
 VOTING;  AND  (III)  PROVIDES  FOR BALLOT RECONCILIATION AT THE CLOSE OF
 POLLS TO VERIFY THAT THE NUMBER OF  BALLOTS  DISTRIBUTED  TO  VOTERS  OR
 SPOILED  WHEN  ADDED  TO  UNVOTED  BALLOTS  EQUALS THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS
 RECEIVED BY THE INSPECTORS FOR THE ELECTION.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  CHAPTER  REQUIRING  THAT  A
 BALLOT  CONSISTING  OF  TWO OR MORE SHEETS BE PROVIDED TO THE VOTER AS A
 SINGLE BALLOT DIVIDED BY A LINE OF PERFORATIONS, SUCH PERFORATED BALLOTS
 SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED AND SUCH BALLOT MAY BE PROVIDED TO  THE  VOTER  AS
 SEPARATE,  UNCONNECTED SHEETS PROVIDED: (I) THE BALLOTS CLEARLY INFORM A
 VOTER THAT THE VOTER MUST RECEIVE THE NUMBER OF BALLOT SHEETS THE  VOTER
 IS  ENTITLED TO, SPECIFYING SUCH NUMBER, AND (II) EACH SUCH BALLOT SHEET
 SHALL BE PROMINENTLY LABELED AS "BALLOT SHEET (HERE INSERT THE NUMBER OF
 THE BALLOT SHEET) OF (HERE INSERT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SHEETS  COMPRISING
 THE BALLOT)."
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11127-01-9

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