Senate Bill S5235

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for appointment of election inspectors by minority parties

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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-S5235 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4546
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-202, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3934
2011-2012: A4561
2013-2014: A4161
2017-2018: S1075, A3207
2019-2020: A5119

2015-S5235 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for appointment of election inspectors by minority parties who shall possess same powers as major party appointments and whose duties shall be determined by the chairman and board of major party appointments.

2015-S5235 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5235 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5235

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 appointment of election
  inspectors by minority parties

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

  Section  1.  Section  8-202 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3. IN ADDITION TO ELECTION INSPECTORS AS APPOINTED BY THE MAJOR  POLI-
TICAL  PARTIES  PURSUANT TO SECTION 3-400 OF THIS CHAPTER, EACH MINORITY
PARTY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO APPOINT  ONE  ELECTION  INSPECTOR  WHO  SHALL
POSSESS  ALL OF THE POWERS OF INSPECTORS OF THE MAJORITY PARTY AND WHOSE
DUTIES SHALL BE DETERMINED BY  THE  CHAIRMAN  AND  BOARD  OF  INSPECTORS
ACTING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07013-01-5


              

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