Assembly Bill A10585

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires boards of elections to provide certain notices prior to a change of polling place

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A10585 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-104, El L

2023-A10585 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires boards of elections to notify state and county party committees and certain elected officials prior to a change of polling place.

2023-A10585 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10585
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 20, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lee) -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to requiring boards of
   elections to provide certain notices prior  to  a  change  of  polling
   place
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section  4-104  of  the  election  law  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  (A)  If the board of elections, after designating a polling place,
 and after sending written notice of such polling place  to  each  regis-
 tered  voter, designates an alternative polling place, it must, at least
 five days before the next election or day for registration, send by mail
 a written notice to each registered voter notifying [him] SUCH VOTER  of
 the changed location of such polling place. If such notice is not possi-
 ble  the  board  of  elections  must  provide for an alternative form of
 notice to be given to voters at the location  of  the  previous  polling
 place.
   (B)  IN  THE  EVENT  THAT ANY BOARD OF ELECTIONS INTENDS TO CHANGE THE
 LOCATION OF A POLLING PLACE SUCH BOARD SHALL, NO LATER THAN THIRTY  DAYS
 PRIOR  TO  THE  DATE  SUCH  CHANGE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE, OR AS SOON AS
 PRACTICABLE, NOTIFY THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS:
   (I) THE CHAIRPERSONS OF ALL STATE PARTY COMMITTEES;
   (II) THE CHAIRPERSONS OF ALL COUNTY PARTY COMMITTEES IN THE COUNTY  IN
 WHICH SUCH POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED;
   (III)  THE  MEMBER  OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN
 WHICH SUCH POLLING PLACE IS LOCATED; AND
   (IV) THE STATE SENATOR REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH POLLING
 PLACE IS LOCATED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14807-01-4

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