NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7978

Senate Bill S7978

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to eliminating the requirements for publication of detailed election notices within the city of New York

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2019-S7978 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Elections
Law Section:: Election Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§4-118, 4-120 & 4-122, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S323
2023-2024: S3043

2019-S7978 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the requirements for publication of detailed election notices within the city of New York.

2019-S7978 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7978

SPONSOR: MYRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the election law, in relation to eliminating the
requirements for publication of detailed election notices within the
city of New York

 
PURPOSE:

Eliminates detailed publication requirements

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends Subdivision 1 of section 4-118 of the election law to
eliminate the requirement for the city of New York in relation to post-
ing primary elections notices.

Section 2 amends section 4-120 of the election law, as amended by 13
chapter 413 of the laws of 2019 excepting the city of New York from

requiring notice of general election, or a special or village election
to be published.

Section 3 amends Subdivision 1 of section 4-122 of the election law,
excepting the city of New York from publishing the list of every candi-
date.

Section 4 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Even after the recently enactment amendment to the Election Law, the
Board of Elections in the City of New York is still required to publish
half-page ads notifying the voting public of primary and general
elections. See New York State Election Law Sections 4-118 (2) and 4-120
(3)1 Through our phone bank and website voter information is always
available. In addition, the requirement to publish the names of the all
candidates for public office See Election Law § 4122 is duplicative of
the information provided on the Board's website. With both the City and
State of New York confronting significant budget shortfalls, enactment
of this proposal will save the taxpayers of the City of New York a
significant amount of money without impacting the availability of infor-
mation to voters.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S7978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7978
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 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  eliminating  the
   requirements  for  publication of detailed election notices within the
   city of New York
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  4-118 of the election law is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. Each county board of elections, EXCEPT FOR THOSE LOCATED WITHIN THE
 CITY OF NEW YORK, shall publish in  the  week  ending  on  the  Saturday
 preceding a primary election a notice specifying the day of such primary
 election,  the hours during which it will be held and the public offices
 for which nominations are to be made and the party positions  which  are
 to be filled at such primary elections. Such publication shall be in two
 newspapers published within the county. If the county contains a city or
 cities,  at least one of such newspapers shall be published in the city,
 or the largest city, if there be more than one.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 4-120 of the election law, as amended by
 chapter 413 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The board of elections, EXCEPT FOR THOSE LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF
 NEW YORK, shall publish once in each of the two weeks preceding a gener-
 al election, or a special or village election conducted by the board  of
 elections,  a  notice specifying the day of the election, and the public
 officers to be voted for within such county, or any part thereof at such
 election. The board of elections shall, as soon as practicable, but  not
 less  than  two weeks prior to any special election, prominently display
 on its website the date and hours of the election,  the  offices  to  be
 voted on in the county, part of a county, or the city of New York, and a
 link  to  any poll site information or poll location tools, where avail-
 able. Such information shall also be made  available  to  local  govern-
 ments, municipalities, and community boards for publication on any publ-
 ic-facing  internet  website,  web  application,  web  domain or digital
 application, including a social network or search engine, to the  extent
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15604-01-0

 S. 7978                             2
 
 that  such  publication is practicable. If constitutional amendments, or
 questions are to be submitted to the voters of  the  state,  the  notice
 shall state that fact and that a copy of each such amendment or question
 may  be  obtained at the board of elections, by any voter. Such publica-
 tion shall be in two newspapers published  within  the  county.  If  the
 county  contains a city or cities, at least one of such newspapers shall
 be published in the city, or the largest city, if  there  be  more  than
 one.
   In the case of a village election, such publication shall be made in a
 newspaper  of  general  circulation in such village and shall include an
 abstract of any proposition to be voted upon at such election.
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 4-122 of the election law, as amended by
 chapter 310 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The county board of elections, EXCEPT FOR THOSE LOCATED WITHIN  THE
 CITY OF NEW YORK, shall publish, at least six days before an election, a
 list  containing  the  name  of  every candidate for public office to be
 voted for within its jurisdiction at such election.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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