Senate Bill S619A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the exercise of powers and duties of the board of elections of the city of New York and its executive management

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S619 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A662
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3-200, 3-204, 3-212, 3-300 & 4-136, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6877
2019-2020: S2726, A11169
2021-2022: S6226, A5691

2023-S619 - Summary

Relates to the exercise of powers and duties of the board of elections of the city of New York and its executive management; provides for equal representation among certain employees of the board of elections; relates to qualification and removal of certain employees of the board of elections.

2023-S619 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S619 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    619
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KRUEGER,  HOYLMAN,  MAY, RIVERA -- 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 the exercise of powers
   and duties of the board of elections of the city of New York  and  its
   executive management

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of  law  to  the
 contrary, on the effective date of this act the term of each commission-
 er  of  the  New  York  City Board of Elections, or any vacant position,
 shall be deemed expired, and each such commissioner or  vacant  position
 shall be replaced with new appointments made pursuant to this section.
   In  the city of New York, the county committee of each major political
 party shall, within sixty days after the effective  date  of  this  act,
 file  a  certificate  of party recommendation with the clerk of the city
 council of the city of New York recommending  one  qualified  individual
 for  consideration  to  serve  as  a commissioner of elections. The city
 council shall immediately, or as soon as practicable but  no  more  than
 thirty  days  thereafter, hold a public hearing on such recommendations,
 and provided further, no more than thirty days  thereafter  confirm  two
 qualified  individuals for such positions, who shall succeed those indi-
 viduals whose terms shall have expired pursuant to this section.
   § 2. The section heading and subdivision 3 of  section  3-200  of  the
 election  law, the section heading as amended by chapter 373 of the laws
 of 1978, are amended to read as follows:
   Boards  of  elections;  creation,  qualifications  of   commissioners,
 removal; ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   3.  In  the  city  of  New  York  the board shall consist of [ten] TWO
 commissioners of election who [shall be registered voters in the  county
 for  which  they  are appointed and they] shall be appointed by the city
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02544-01-3
              

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2023-S619A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A662
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3-200, 3-204, 3-212, 3-300 & 4-136, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6877
2019-2020: S2726, A11169
2021-2022: S6226, A5691

2023-S619A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the exercise of powers and duties of the board of elections of the city of New York and its executive management; provides for equal representation among certain employees of the board of elections; relates to qualification and removal of certain employees of the board of elections.

2023-S619A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S619A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  619--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KRUEGER, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MAY, RIVERA -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Elections -- recommitted to the Committee on Elections  in  accord-
   ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the exercise of powers
   and duties of the board of elections of the city of New York  and  its
   executive management
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of  law  to  the
 contrary, on the effective date of this act the term of each commission-
 er  of  the  New  York  City Board of Elections, or any vacant position,
 shall be deemed expired, and each such commissioner or  vacant  position
 shall be replaced with new appointments made pursuant to this section.
   In  the city of New York, the county committee of each major political
 party shall, within sixty days after the effective  date  of  this  act,
 file  a  certificate  of party recommendation with the clerk of the city
 council of the city of New York recommending  one  qualified  individual
 for  consideration  to  serve  as  a commissioner of elections. The city
 council shall immediately, or as soon as practicable but  no  more  than
 thirty  days  thereafter, hold a public hearing on such recommendations,
 and provided further, no more than thirty days  thereafter  confirm  two
 qualified  individuals for such positions, who shall succeed those indi-
 viduals whose terms shall have expired pursuant to this section.
   § 2. The section heading and subdivision 3 of  section  3-200  of  the
 election  law, the section heading as amended by chapter 373 of the laws
 of 1978, are amended to read as follows:
   Boards  of  elections;  creation,  qualifications  of   commissioners,
 removal; ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02544-02-4
 S. 619--A                           2
              

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