Bill Text: NY S05546 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 5546 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relates to the use of lever voting systems at a referendum.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S05546 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S05546-Amended.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        5546--A
           Cal. No. 1000
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     June 1, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
         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
       AN  ACT  to amend the county law, in relation to the use of lever voting
         systems at  a  referendum;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
         provisions upon expiration thereof
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 102 of the county law, as  amended
    2  by chapter 431 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read as follows:
    3    2.  The  board  of  elections  shall  cause any such proposition to be
    4  submitted to the qualified electors of the county in the manner provided
    5  in the election law. The method and manner  of  submission,  preparation
    6  and  provision  of  ballots  and  ballot labels, use of voting machines,
    7  qualification  of  voters,  correcting  registers,  and  conducting  the
    8  election,  canvassing  the result and making and filing the returns, and
    9  all other procedure with reference to the submission of any such  propo-
   10  sition,  shall be the same as in the case of any other proposition to be
   11  submitted to the electors of a county at a general or  special  election
   12  as provided by law.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR
   13  REGULATION  TO THE CONTRARY, AT A REFERENDUM, THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES
   14  SHALL INCLUDE THE USE OF LEVER VOTING SYSTEMS.    LEVER  VOTING  SYSTEMS
   15  SHALL  MEAN LEVER MACHINES AND ONE BALLOT MARKING DEVICE (BMD) PER POLL-
   16  ING PLACE. WHEN USING VOTING MACHINES AS DESCRIBED IN TITLE TWO OF ARTI-
   17  CLE SEVEN OF THE ELECTION LAW, SUCH VOTING MACHINES  SHALL  BE  USED  IN
   18  ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE NINE OF THE ELECTION
   19  LAW.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
   20  CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO MAINTAIN THE CARE, CUSTO-
   21  DY OR CONTROL OF LEVER VOTING SYSTEMS. If a majority of the  votes  cast
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11872-02-1
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    1  on  any  such  proposition  shall  be in the affirmative, the resolution
    2  shall be approved.
    3    S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    4  deemed repealed December 31, 2011.