Bill Text: NY S00211 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to voter notification of special elections; provides such notice be posted on the board of elections website not less than two weeks prior to such election.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-25 - SIGNED CHAP.413 [S00211 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S00211-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         211--C
            Cal. No. 370

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 9, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens.  BENJAMIN,  CARLUCCI, GAUGHRAN, KAPLAN, SERRANO --
          read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
          the  Committee on Elections -- reported favorably from said committee,
          ordered to first and  second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,
          amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
          third reading -- again amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining  its
          place  in  the  order  of  third  reading -- again amended and ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to voter  notification  of
          special elections

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 4-120  of  the  election  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  359  of  the  laws  of 1989, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    1. The board of elections shall publish once in each of the two  weeks
     5  preceding a general election, or a special or village election conducted
     6  by  the board of elections, a notice specifying the day of the election,
     7  and the public officers to be voted for within such county, or any  part
     8  thereof  at  such  election.    The board of elections shall, as soon as
     9  practicable, but not less than two weeks prior to any special  election,
    10  prominently  display  on its website the date and hours of the election,
    11  the offices to be voted on in the county, part of a county, or the  city
    12  of  New  York,  and a link to any poll site information or poll location
    13  tools, where available.  Such information shall also be  made  available
    14  to  local governments, municipalities, and community boards for publica-
    15  tion on any public-facing internet website, web application, web  domain
    16  or  digital application, including a social network or search engine, to
    17  the extent that  such  publication  is  practicable.  If  constitutional
    18  amendments, or questions are to be submitted to the voters of the state,

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01752-07-9
        S. 211--C                           2

     1  the  notice shall state that fact and that a copy of each such amendment
     2  or question may be obtained at the board of  elections,  by  any  voter.
     3  Such publication shall be in two newspapers published within the county.
     4  If the county contains a city or cities, at least one of such newspapers
     5  shall  be  published  in the city, or the largest city, if there be more
     6  than one.
     7    In the case of a village election, such publication shall be made in a
     8  newspaper of general circulation in such village and  shall  include  an
     9  abstract of any proposition to be voted upon at such election.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.