Assembly Bill A831A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the accessibility of congressional, senatorial, assembly and election district maps

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A831 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4591
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-102, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10330

2021-A831 - Summary

Requires congressional, senatorial, assembly and election district maps be made available on applicable board of elections' websites and in a downloadable Shapefile format.

2021-A831 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    831
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to the accessibility of
   congressional, senatorial, assembly and election district maps

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  5  of  section  4-102 of the election law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph e to read as follows:
   E. COPIES OF SUCH MAPS SHALL BE POSTED  ON  THE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS'
 WEBSITE.  IN  ADDITION,  EACH  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS SHALL MAKE SUCH MAPS
 AVAILABLE IN A DOWNLOADABLE SHAPEFILE FORMAT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02083-01-1

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2021-A831A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4591
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-102, El L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A10330

2021-A831A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires congressional, senatorial, assembly and election district maps be made available on applicable board of elections' websites and in a downloadable Shapefile format.

2021-A831A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  831--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 -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to  the  accessibility  of
   congressional, senatorial, assembly and election district maps
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section  4-102  of  the  election  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph e to read as follows:
   E.  COPIES  OF  SUCH  MAPS  SHALL BE POSTED ON THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS'
 WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, EACH BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  MAKE  SUCH  MAPS
 AVAILABLE IN A DOWNLOADABLE SHAPEFILE FORMAT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02083-02-1

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