Senate Bill S4867A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the county seat in Fulton county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections 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-S4867 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4758
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-600, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8593, A9579

2023-S4867 - Summary

Requires the county seat in Fulton county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting.

2023-S4867 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4867 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4867
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. WALCZYK -- 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 exempting the county of
   Fulton from the requirement that at least one  early  voting  site  be
   located in the largest city in such county

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2  of  section  8-600  of  the
 election  law, as amended by chapter 781 of the laws of 2021, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (b) The largest city in the county or, if there  is  no  city  in  the
 county,  the  municipality  with  the  highest population in each county
 based on the latest federal decennial census,  or  the  county  seat  in
 Washington  county, shall have at least one polling place designated for
 early voting, and to the extent practicable if such city or municipality
 has public transportation routes, such polling place shall  be  situated
 along such transportation routes.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COUNTY OF
 FULTON  SHALL  BE REQUIRED TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE POLLING PLACE DESIGNATED
 FOR EARLY VOTING AS REQUIRED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH, BUT SHALL  BE  EXEMPT
 FROM THE REQUIREMENT UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH THAT AT LEAST ONE SUCH POLLING
 PLACE  DESIGNATED  FOR  EARLY  VOTING  BE LOCATED IN THE LARGEST CITY OR
 OTHER MUNICIPALITY HAVING THE HIGHEST POPULATION IN SUCH COUNTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08028-02-3



              

2023-S4867A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4758
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-600, El L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8593, A9579

2023-S4867A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the county seat in Fulton county to have at least one polling place designated for early voting.

2023-S4867A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4867A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4867--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to requiring the county
   seat in Fulton county to have at least one  polling  place  designated
   for early voting
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 8-600  of  the  election  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  781  of  the  laws  of 2021, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. (a) The board of elections shall designate polling places for early
 voting, which may include the offices of the  board  of  elections,  for
 persons to vote early pursuant to this title.
   (b)  The  largest  city  in  the county or, if there is no city in the
 county, the municipality with the  highest  population  in  each  county
 based  on  the  latest  federal  decennial census, or the county seat in
 Washington county, OR THE COUNTY SEAT IN FULTON COUNTY,  shall  have  at
 least  one  polling place designated for early voting, and to the extent
 practicable if such  city  or  municipality  has  public  transportation
 routes,  such  polling place shall be situated along such transportation
 routes.
   (c) In counties with at least five hundred thousand registered voters,
 there shall be so designated at least one early voting polling place for
 every full increment of forty thousand registered voters.
   (d) In all other counties with less than five hundred thousand  regis-
 tered  voters,  there  shall  be so designated at least one early voting
 polling place for every full increment  of  thirty  thousand  registered
 voters;  provided, however, the number of early voting polling places in
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08028-03-3
 S. 4867--A                          2
              

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