Bill Text: NY A02030 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows election commissioners flexibility to designate how many election inspectors are needed at poll sites.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to election law [A02030 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02030-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2030
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 22, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. ABINANTI, QUART, GALEF, LUPARDO, STECK, D'URSO,
          RA, MONTESANO, WALSH, LAWRENCE, BLAKE -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Election Law
        AN ACT to amend the election  law,  in  relation  to  allowing  election
          commissioners  flexibility  to  designate how many election inspectors
          are needed at poll sites
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 3-400 of the election law
     2  are amended to read as follows:
     3    1. There shall be for each election district of  the  state  [four]  a
     4  sufficient  number  of  election inspectors. Each poll site shall have a
     5  minimum of four election inspectors; provided, however, that there shall
     6  be a minimum of two election inspectors at a  poll  site  located  in  a
     7  district with fewer than one hundred fifty registered voters.
     8    2.  At  every  general  election  in  each election district where two
     9  voting machines are used, there shall be two clerks in addition  to  the
    10  [four]  inspectors  of  election,  except  that  in an election district
    11  located in a town, where one voting machine is used, the town board  may
    12  direct  the  board  of  elections to appoint not more than two clerks in
    13  such district if in the discretion of such board  the  service  of  such
    14  clerk  or  clerks  is reasonably necessary for the proper conduct of the
    15  election. In each election district where paper ballots, in addition  to
    16  one  voting  machine, are used at a general election, there shall be two
    17  clerks in addition  to  the  [four]  inspectors  of  election.  In  each
    18  election  district  where  paper  ballots,  in addition to more than one
    19  voting machine are used at a general election there shall be four clerks
    20  in addition to the [four] inspectors. The duties of such clerks shall be
    21  such as shall be prescribed by the board of  elections  and  they  shall
    22  serve  at  the  general  election  only.  When  deemed  necessary in any
    23  election or primary, the board of election may require  additional  poll
    24  clerks to be designated in any election district.
    25    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05226-01-9