Assembly Bill A830A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to websites maintained by a county or a board of 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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2021-A830 - Details

Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Add §55, County L; add §35-a, Munic Home R L; add §3-228, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10092

2021-A830 - Summary

Requires a ".gov" domain name for websites maintained by a county or maintained by a board of elections.

2021-A830 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    830
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, PICHARDO, SIMON -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to websites maintained by
   a board of elections
 
   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 3-228
 to read as follows:
   § 3-228. BOARD OF ELECTIONS WEBSITES. ANY  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  WHICH
 MAINTAINS A WEBSITE SHALL USE A ".GOV" DOMAIN NAME FOR SUCH WEBSITE.
   §  2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02133-01-1

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2021-A830A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
County Law
Laws Affected:
Add §55, County L; add §35-a, Munic Home R L; add §3-228, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10092

2021-A830A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a ".gov" domain name for websites maintained by a county or maintained by a board of elections.

2021-A830A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  830--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, SIMON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Election Law -- recommitted to the Committee on  Election
   Law   in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the county law, the municipal  home  rule  law  and  the
   election  law,  in  relation  to  websites maintained by a county or a
   board of elections
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  county  law is amended by adding a new section 55 to
 read as follows:
   § 55. COUNTY WEBSITES. ANY COUNTY WHICH MAINTAINS A WEBSITE SHALL  USE
 A ".GOV" DOMAIN NAME FOR SUCH WEBSITE.
   §  2.  The  municipal home rule law is amended by adding a new section
 35-a to read as follows:
   § 35-A. COUNTY WEBSITES. ANY COUNTY OPERATING UNDER A  COUNTY  CHARTER
 AS  DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTY-TWO OF THIS PART WHICH MAINTAINS A WEBSITE
 SHALL USE A ".GOV" DOMAIN NAME FOR SUCH WEBSITE.
   § 3. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-228 to read
 as follows:
   § 3-228. BOARD OF ELECTIONS WEBSITES. ANY  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  WHICH
 MAINTAINS A WEBSITE SHALL USE A ".GOV" DOMAIN NAME FOR SUCH WEBSITE.
   §  4. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02133-02-1

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