NY State Senate Bill 2021-S323

Senate Bill S323

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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2021-S323 (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:: 2019-2020: S7978
2023-2024: S3043

2021-S323 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S323 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S323

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). 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:

S7978 of 2019-20

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S323 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    323
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02496-01-1

 S. 323                              2
 
 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
 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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