Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to election law |
Dec 08, 2023 |
print number 4153a |
Dec 08, 2023 |
amend and recommit to election law |
Feb 10, 2023 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A4153A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KELLES
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Sarah Clark
2023-A4153 - Details
2023-A4153 - Summary
Establishes a code of ethics for all board of election employees so that no employee of a board of election should have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in any business or transaction or professional activity or incur any obligation of any nature, which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties in the public interest.
2023-A4153 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4153 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLES, CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to establishing a code of ethics for all board of election employees 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 3-201 to read as follows: § 3-201. BOARDS OF ELECTIONS; EMPLOYEE CODE OF ETHICS. 1. DEFINITION. AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE TERM "BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY PERMANENT FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF A BOARD OF ELECTION. 2. RULE WITH RESPECT TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE ANY INTEREST, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, OR ENGAGE IN ANY BUSINESS OR TRANSACTION OR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OR INCUR ANY OBLIGATION OF ANY NATURE, WHICH IS IN SUBSTANTIAL CONFLICT WITH THE PROPER DISCHARGE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. 3. STANDARDS. (A) NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD ACCEPT OTHER EMPLOYMENT WHICH WILL IMPAIR HIS OR HER INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT IN THE EXERCISE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RECEIVING COMPENSATION OR OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT FROM A CAMPAIGN OR POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL POLITICAL WORK. (B) NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD USE OR ATTEMPT TO USE HIS OR HER OFFICIAL POSITION TO SECURE UNWARRANTED PRIVILEGES OR EXEMPTIONS FOR HIMSELF OR HERSELF OR OTHERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE MISAP- PROPRIATION TO HIMSELF, HERSELF OR TO OTHERS, OF THE PROPERTY, SERVICES OR OTHER RESOURCES OF THE STATE FOR PRIVATE BUSINESS OR OTHER COMPEN- SATED NON-GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES. (C) A BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD NOT, BY HIS OR HER CONDUCT, GIVE REASONABLE BASIS FOR THE IMPRESSION THAT ANY PERSON CAN IMPROPERLY INFLUENCE SUCH EMPLOYEE OR UNDULY ENJOY HIS OR HER FAVOR IN THE PERFORM- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06393-01-3
co-Sponsors
Sarah Clark
2023-A4153A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A4153A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes a code of ethics for all board of election employees so that no employee of a board of election should have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in any business or transaction or professional activity or incur any obligation of any nature, which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties in the public interest.
2023-A4153A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4153--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLES, CLARK -- 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 establishing a code of ethics for all board of elections employees 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 3-201 to read as follows: § 3-201. BOARDS OF ELECTIONS; EMPLOYEE CODE OF ETHICS. 1. DEFINITION. AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE TERM "BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY PERMANENT FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF A BOARD OF ELECTIONS. 2. RULE WITH RESPECT TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE ANY INTEREST, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, OR ENGAGE IN ANY BUSINESS OR TRANSACTION OR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OR INCUR ANY OBLIGATION OF ANY NATURE, WHICH IS IN SUBSTANTIAL CONFLICT WITH THE PROPER DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTIES IN THE PUBLIC INTER- EST. 3. STANDARDS. (A) NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD ACCEPT OTHER EMPLOYMENT WHICH WILL IMPAIR THEIR INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT IN THE EXER- CISE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RECEIVING COMPENSATION OR OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT FROM A CAMPAIGN OR POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT FOR NON-GOVERNMENTAL POLITICAL WORK. (B) NO BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD USE OR ATTEMPT TO USE THEIR OFFICIAL POSITION TO SECURE UNWARRANTED PRIVILEGES OR EXEMPTIONS FOR THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE MISAPPROPRIATION TO THEMSELVES OR TO OTHERS, OF THE PROPERTY, SERVICES OR OTHER RESOURCES OF THE STATE FOR PRIVATE BUSINESS OR OTHER COMPENSATED NON-GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES. (C) A BOARD OF ELECTIONS EMPLOYEE SHOULD NOT, BY THEIR CONDUCT, GIVE REASONABLE BASIS FOR THE IMPRESSION THAT ANY PERSON CAN IMPROPERLY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06393-02-3
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