Senate Bill S657A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "Doctor John L. Flateau Voting and Elections Database and Academic Center of New York Act"

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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-S657 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§3-112 & 15-140, amd §17-208, El L; add Art 117 §§5801 - 5805, §§2614 & 2038, amd §2553, ren §2038 to be §2039, Ed L; add R4551, CPLR; add §97-ss, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8202

2023-S657 - Summary

Enacts the "Doctor John L. Flateau Voting and Elections Database and Academic Center of New York Act"; regulates public data maintained by county and city boards of elections; establishes the New York voting and elections academic center to maintain a statewide database of voting and election data.

2023-S657 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S657 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    657
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, the education law, the civil  practice
   law  and  rules,  and the state finance law, in relation to regulating
   public data maintained by county and  city  boards  of  elections  and
   establishing  the New York voting and elections database and institute
   to maintain a statewide database of voting and election data
 
   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 3-112
 to read as follows:
   § 3-112. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS; UNIFORM  STANDARDS  FOR  PROCESSING
 DATA  REQUESTS  AND DUTY TO SEND DATA AND INFORMATION TO STATEWIDE DATA-
 BASE. 1.   THE STATE BOARD OF  ELECTIONS  SHALL  PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS
 WITHIN  ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY  DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION
 STANDARDIZING ACROSS EACH COUNTY AND CITY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS THE METHOD
 OF PROCESSING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION  LAW  REQUESTS  AND  PROVIDING  FOR
 TIMELY DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH DATA TO THE PUBLIC.
   2.  UPON  THE  CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS AND THE COMPLETION OF
 THE VOTER HISTORY FILE AFTER EVERY ELECTION,  EACH  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS
 SHALL  WITHIN TEN BUSINESS DAYS TRANSMIT COPIES OF: (A) ELECTION RESULTS
 AT THE ELECTION DISTRICT LEVEL; (B) CONTEMPORANEOUS  VOTER  REGISTRATION
 LISTS;  (C)  VOTER HISTORY FILES; (D) MAPS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION OF THE
 CONFIGURATION OF DISTRICTS IN ANY FORMAT OR FORMATS AS SPECIFIED BY  THE
 STATE  BOARD  OF ELECTIONS; AND (E) LISTS OF ELECTION DAY POLL SITES AND
 EARLY VOTING SITES AND MAPS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION OF THE  CONFIGURATION
 OF DISTRICTS IN ANY FORMAT OR FORMATS AS SPECIFIED BY THE STATE BOARD OF
 ELECTIONS  OF  THE ELECTION DISTRICTS ASSIGNED TO EACH ELECTION DAY POLL
 SITE OR EARLY VOTING SITE. FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE
 TERM "ELECTION AUTHORITY" REFERS TO THE AGENCY PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR
 MAINTAINING  THE  RECORDS  LISTED  IN  THIS SUBDIVISION AND INCLUDES ANY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03134-02-3
              

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2023-S657A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§3-112 & 15-140, amd §17-208, El L; add Art 117 §§5801 - 5805, §§2614 & 2038, amd §2553, ren §2038 to be §2039, Ed L; add R4551, CPLR; add §97-ss, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8202

2023-S657A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "Doctor John L. Flateau Voting and Elections Database and Academic Center of New York Act"; regulates public data maintained by county and city boards of elections; establishes the New York voting and elections academic center to maintain a statewide database of voting and election data.

2023-S657A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S657A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  657--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. MYRIE, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections  --  recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Elections in accordance 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, the education law, the civil  practice
   law  and  rules  and  the state finance law, in relation to regulating
   public data maintained by county and  city  boards  of  elections  and
   establishing  the  New  York  voting  and elections academic center to
   maintain a statewide database of voting and election data
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "Doctor
 John L. Flateau Voting and Elections Database and Academic Center of New
 York Act".
   § 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-112 to read
 as follows:
   § 3-112. STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS; UNIFORM  STANDARDS  FOR  PROCESSING
 DATA  REQUESTS  AND DUTY TO SEND DATA AND INFORMATION TO STATEWIDE DATA-
 BASE. 1.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) THE TERM "ELECTION AUTHORITY"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT
 ENTITY  PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE RECORDS LISTED IN THIS
 SECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY  COUNTY  OR  CITY  BOARD  OF
 ELECTION,  OR ANY COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR OTHER
 DISTRICT ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT ADMINISTER  THEIR
 OWN ELECTIONS OR MAINTAIN THEIR OWN VOTING AND ELECTION RECORDS.
   (B)  THE  TERM  "NEW  YORK VOTING AND ELECTIONS ACADEMIC CENTER" SHALL
 MEAN THE NEW YORK VOTING AND ELECTIONS ACADEMIC CENTER ESTABLISHED UNDER
 ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   1-A. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE STATE BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS
 THE  NEW  YORK  VOTING  AND ELECTIONS DATABASE. SUCH DATABASE SHALL BE A
 CENTRAL REPOSITORY OF CERTAIN ELECTIONS AND VOTING DATA AVAILABLE TO THE
 PUBLIC FROM AN ELECTION AUTHORITY IN  THE  STATE.  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF
 ELECTIONS  SHALL  COLLECT,  HOST,  AND  MAINTAIN IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT
 
              

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