Senate Bill S2354

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to computer programs utilized by the state board of elections

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2354 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5930
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-102, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4547, A990
2011-2012: S40, A5882
2013-2014: S171, A237

2015-S2354 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring the state board of elections to utilize computer programs for certain online filings which are compatible with widely used programs.

2015-S2354 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2354 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2354

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 requiring  widely  used
  computer programs which process and store information

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 9-A of section  3-102  of  the
election  law, as amended by chapter 406 of the laws of 2005, is amended
to read as follows:
  (a) develop an electronic reporting system to process  the  statements
of campaign receipts, contributions, transfers and expenditures required
to  be  filed  with any board of elections pursuant to the provisions of
sections 14-102 and 14-104 of this  chapter  WHICH  IS  COMPATIBLE  WITH
WIDELY  USED COMPUTER PROGRAMS WHICH PROCESS AND STORE INFORMATION SIMI-
LAR TO THAT WHICH IS REQUIRED BY SUCH SECTIONS;
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00965-01-5


              

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