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                                   1993
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. COLTON, SEAWRIGHT, WILLIAMS, HYNDMAN, WOERNER,
   BENDETT, NOVAKHOV, CHANG, DAVILA, SAYEGH,  BROOK-KRASNY,  REYES,  LEE,
   TAYLOR  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, SIMON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  the  compensation  of
   election inspectors and coordinators
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 3-420 of the election  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter 180 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Election inspectors, poll clerks, election coordinators and  quali-
 fied  voters  appointed to act in place of an absent inspector, clerk or
 coordinator shall be paid for their services on the days of registration
 and election, by the county containing the election  district  in  which
 they  serve,  in  an  amount fixed by the county legislative body, WHICH
 SHALL BE NO LESS THAN THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS, subject to such limitations
 as shall be prescribed or authorized by statute, except that in the city
 of New York the amount of such compensation shall  be  payable  by  such
 city  and shall be fixed by the mayor at a daily rate which, in the case
 of election inspectors shall not be less than [one hundred thirty] THREE
 HUNDRED dollars and in the case of election coordinators not  less  than
 [two hundred] THREE HUNDRED FIFTY dollars. Such inspectors, poll clerks,
 election  coordinators  and  qualified  voters  at  a general or special
 village election conducted by the board of elections shall  be  paid  by
 such village in an amount fixed by the village board of trustees subject
 to any such limitations.
   2. An election inspector or poll clerk who attends a required training
 session shall be paid not less than [twenty-five] FIFTY dollars for each
 meeting  plus,  at the option of the county, transportation expenses not
 to exceed the mileage allowance approved by the county legislative  body
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01721-01-5
              

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 for  their  permanent employees, payable by the county or in the case of
 the city of New York, by such city. For  administrative  purposes,  each
 county  may  establish one or more categories for the mileage allowance,
 based  on  the range of distance traveled, and pay the mileage allowance
 for that category.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.