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Senate Bill S2737
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Elections Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S2737 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S2737 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2737
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the election law, in relation to the
total number of voting machines required at polling sites in cities
with populations of one million or more
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To ensure that the Board of Elections provides enough voting machines
at each polling site.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 requires that the Board of Elections provides at least one
voting machine for every 1400 registered voters in cities with a
population of one million or more.
Section 2 contains the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Voter turnout in New York is persistently low. In 2010, turnout for
the general election in November was the lowest in the country. Many
other states have implemented a variety of reforms making the process
of voting significantly more convenient for voters that New York could
benefit from. During the 2012 election, polling sites across New York
2015-S2737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2737
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 28, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- 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 the total number of
voting machines required at polling sites in cities with populations
of one million or more
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 7-202-a
to read as follows:
S 7-202-A. MINIMUM NUMBER OF VOTING MACHINES REQUIRED IN CITIES WITH A
POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE
MILLION OR MORE THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF
ONE VOTING MACHINE FOR EVERY ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED REGISTERED
VOTERS.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00130-01-5
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