Senate Bill S5123

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits requiring the carrying of a party's designating petitions as a prerequisite to being placed on the list to be a poll inspector or clerk

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  • 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-S5123 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-404, El L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1273

2015-S5123 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits requiring the carrying of a party's designating petitions as a prerequisite to being placed on the list to be a poll inspector or clerk.

2015-S5123 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5123 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5123

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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 election inspectors

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  3-404 of the election law is
amended to read as follows:
  3. Such lists shall be authenticated and filed by  the  chairman,  or,
under  his OR HER direction by the secretary, of the county committee of
the party, except that in cities other than the city  of  New  York,  if
there  is  a  general  city  committee of such party, such list shall be
filed by the chairman or secretary of such city committee. THE  CARRYING
OF  A  PARTY'S  DESIGNATING  PETITIONS  AS  A  PREREQUISITE TO PLACING A
PERSON'S NAME ON SUCH LIST IS PROHIBITED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10177-01-5


              

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