S756B-2011 Actions

• Jan 25, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 756B
• Jan 25, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO ELECTIONS
• May 2, 2011: PRINT NUMBER 756A
• May 2, 2011: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ELECTIONS
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

S756B-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S756

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the election law, in relation to permitting election inspectors
and poll clerks to split shifts

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to permit boards of elections to allow
election inspectors and poll clerks to split shifts, and prorate
their compensation accordingly.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 3-400 of the Election Law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 7 permitting every board of elections to authorize
election inspectors and poll clerks to work split shifts and prorate
their compensation accordingly.

JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, election inspectors and poll clerks are not permitted to
split the work day into shifts. During most elections, polls are open
for an average of sixteen hours. Election workers are not only
required to work during polling hours, but there is additional time
required to prep and close down polling sites. Their job duties are
essential to protecting the integrity and validity of our democratic
process. It is difficult for many inspectors and clerks, especially
our senior volunteers, to commit to the long and taxing hours of an
election day. Additionally, it is becoming increasingly difficult
to recruit new inspectors, and with the implementation of new
computerized voting machines, recruitment and retention levels are
expected to drop further. Allowing election workers to divide their
shifts will increase the pool of candidates available to contribute
their time to the most critical element of democracy.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-2010:  S.1027/A.1126  Referred to Elections
2007-2008:  S.366/A.11517  Referred to Rules
2006:       S.7557 Referred to Elections

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
One hundred eightieth day after it shall have become law, with
provisions.

S756B-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 756--B
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG, DeFRANCISCO, NOZZOLIO, RANZENHOFER -- read
 twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
 Committee  on Elections -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --  recommitted
 to the Committee on Elections in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
 --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee
 

AN ACT to amend the election law, in  relation  to  permitting  election
 inspectors to split shifts
 

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

 

Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-400  of  the  election  law,  as
 added by chapter 5 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:

 7.  [The]  EVERY  board  of  elections may [employ] AUTHORIZE election
 inspectors to work [half-day]  SPLIT  shifts  with  [adjusted]  PRORATED
 compensation,  provided,  however, that at least one inspector from each
 of the two major political parties is present at the poll site  for  the
 entire  time  that  the polls are open.   Each county board of elections
 shall prescribe the necessary rules and procedures to ensure proper poll
 site operation.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided that each  board  of  elections  is
 authorized to promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions
 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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