S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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756
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, DeFRANCISCO, NOZZOLIO, RANZENHOFER -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to permitting election
inspectors and poll clerks to split shifts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-400 of the election law, as
2 added by chapter 5 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
3 [7. The] 8. EVERY board of elections may [employ] AUTHORIZE election
4 inspectors AND POLL WATCHERS to work [half-day] SPLIT shifts with
5 [adjusted] PRORATED compensation, provided, however, that at least one
6 inspector from each of the two major political parties is present at the
7 poll site for the entire time that the polls are open. Each county
8 board of elections shall prescribe the necessary rules and procedures to
9 ensure proper poll site operation.
10 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
11 it shall have become a law; provided that each board of elections is
12 authorized to promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions
13 of this act on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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