Senate Bill S5537A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes county boards of elections to establish county-wide polling places

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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-S5537 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6939
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-110, El L

2023-S5537 - Summary

Authorizes county boards of elections to establish county-wide polling places where any person entitled to vote in such county by personal appearance may so vote on the day of a primary election or general election, subject to approval by the state board of elections.

2023-S5537 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5537 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5537
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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  authorizing  county
   boards of elections to establish county-wide polling places
 
   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  8-110
 to read as follows:
   § 8-110. COUNTY-WIDE  POLLING  PLACES.  1. A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
 MAY ESTABLISH ONE OR MORE POLLING PLACES IN THE COUNTY WHERE ANY  PERSON
 ENTITLED  TO  VOTE  IN SUCH COUNTY BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE MAY SO VOTE ON
 THE DAY OF A PRIMARY ELECTION OR GENERAL ELECTION.
   2. ANY PERSON ENTITLED TO VOTE IN A COUNTY BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE  MAY
 DO SO AT ANY POLLING PLACE ESTABLISHED IN SUCH COUNTY PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
 VISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   3.  NO  COUNTY-WIDE POLLING PLACE ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL REPLACE OR OTHERWISE DECREASE THE NUMBER  OF  POLLING
 PLACES  OTHERWISE REQUIRED UNDER LAW. ANY SUCH COUNTY-WIDE POLLING PLACE
 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL OTHER  VOTING  AND  POLLING  PLACE  REQUIREMENTS
 UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE  NOT  OTHERWISE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09406-01-3



              

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2023-S5537A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6939
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-110, El L

2023-S5537A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes county boards of elections to establish county-wide polling places where any person entitled to vote in such county by personal appearance may so vote on the day of a primary election or general election, subject to approval by the state board of elections.

2023-S5537A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5537A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5537--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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 authorizing county
   boards of elections to establish county-wide polling places
 
   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 8-110
 to read as follows:
   § 8-110. COUNTY-WIDE POLLING PLACES. 1.   FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION, THE TERM "COUNTY-WIDE POLLING PLACE" SHALL MEAN A POLLING PLACE
 IN A COUNTY WHERE ANY PERSON ENTITLED TO VOTE IN SUCH COUNTY BY PERSONAL
 APPEARANCE  MAY  SO  VOTE  ON  THE  DAY OF A PRIMARY ELECTION OR GENERAL
 ELECTION.
   2. A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY ESTABLISH ONE OR  MORE  COUNTY-WIDE
 POLLING  PLACES  IN  ITS  COUNTY,  UPON  APPROVAL  BY THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. ANY PERSON ENTITLED TO VOTE IN A COUNTY BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE  MAY
 DO SO AT ANY COUNTY-WIDE POLLING PLACE ESTABLISHED IN SUCH COUNTY PURSU-
 ANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   4.  ANY  SUCH  COUNTY-WIDE POLLING PLACE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ALL OTHER
 VOTING AND POLLING PLACE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE  NOT  OTHERWISE
 INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   5.  NO COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ESTABLISH A COUNTY-WIDE POLLING
 PLACE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING APPROVAL FROM THE
 STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. A COUNTY BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS  MAY  SEEK  SUCH
 APPROVAL  BY  SUBMITTING ITS PLANS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTA-
 TION OF SUCH COUNTY-WIDE POLLING PLACE TO THE STATE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS
 NO  LATER  THAN  NINETY  DAYS  BEFORE THE DATE OF THE NEXT ELECTION. THE
 STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  ESTAB-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09406-02-3
              

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