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                                  5622

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to the form of ballots;
  and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

  Section  1.  Sections  7-104,  7-106 and 7-126 of the election law are
REPEALED and two new sections 7-104 and  7-105  are  added  to  read  as
follows:
  S  7-104.  BALLOTS;  FORM OF; GENERAL, PRIMARY; SPECIAL ELECTIONS.  1.
(A) ALL PAPER BALLOTS OF THE SAME KIND FOR THE SAME POLLING PLACE  SHALL
BE  IDENTICAL  IN  FORM  AND  CONTENT, EXCEPTING THE NAMES OF INDIVIDUAL
CANDIDATES AND LOCAL REFERENDA, PROPOSITIONS OR INITIATIVES, WHETHER  OR
NOT  SUCH  BALLOTS SHALL BE COUNTED BY VOTING MACHINE, BALLOT SCANNER OR
OTHER METHOD. A DIFFERENT, BUT IN EACH CASE UNIFORM STYLE  AND  SIZE  OF
TYPE,  SHALL BE USED FOR PRINTING THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES, THE TITLES OF
OFFICES, AND POLITICAL DESIGNATIONS.
  (B) SAMPLE BALLOT SHALL BE CLEARLY DISTINGUISHABLE BY SIZE, COLOR  AND
MARKING  "SAMPLE  BALLOT" IN TYPE SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE ENTIRE FACE OF
THE BALLOT, TO AVOID ERROR.
  (C) PAPER BALLOTS WHICH ARE TO BE COUNTED  BY  A  BALLOT  SCANNER  MAY
CONSIST OF TWO OR MORE SHEETS WHICH ARE DIVIDED INTO PERFORATED SECTIONS
WHICH  CAN BE SEPARATED AT THE TIME THE BALLOT IS SCANNED. BALLOTS SHALL
BE PRINTED ON PAPER OF A QUALITY AND  WEIGHT  SPECIFIED  IN  THE  VOTING
SYSTEMS'  TECHNICAL  REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION, OR AS DETERMINED BY THE
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS CERTIFICATION OF SUCH VOTING SYSTEMS.
  2. (A) ALL BALLOTS SHALL BE PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND/OR DISPLAYED IN A
FORMAT AND ARRANGEMENT OF SUCH UNIFORM SIZE AND STYLE IN  AS  PLAIN  AND
CLEAR A TYPE USING ONLY SANS SERIF PRINT FONTS, AS WILL, AT MINIMUM, FIT
ALL  THE  CANDIDATES  FOR  PUBLIC OFFICE ON A SINGLE FACE BALLOT, AND IF
CONSISTENT WITH THESE PROVISIONS, ANY AMENDMENTS, INITIATIVE OR PROPOSI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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TIONS. IF NOT, THEN SUCH AMENDMENTS, INITIATIVES OR  PROPOSITIONS  SHALL
BE  UPON  A  SEPARATE BALLOT SHEET.   SUCH TYPE OR DISPLAY ON THE BALLOT
SHALL SATISFY ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS SET FORTH  PURSUANT  TO
THE HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT.
  (B)  ALL  BALLOTS  SHALL  USE  SANS SERIF FONTS AND IN SUCH SIZE AS TO
MAXIMIZE LEGIBILITY. THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES  SHALL  BE  PRINTED  IN
CAPITAL LETTERS IN A LARGER BOLD TYPE FACE THAN OTHER MATTER.
  (C)  THE PARTY NAME OR OTHER DESIGNATION, AND A DESIGNATING LETTER AND
NUMBER SHALL BE AFFIXED TO THE NAME OF EACH CANDIDATE, OR,  IN  CASE  OF
PRESIDENTIAL  ELECTORS, TO THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND
VICE-PRESIDENT OF SUCH PARTY AND BE PRINTED IMMEDIATELY BELOW  THE  NAME
OF THE CANDIDATE IN SIMILAR TYPE BUT NOT BOLDED.
  (D)  EACH OFFICE SHALL OCCUPY AS MANY COLUMNS OR ROWS ON THE BALLOT AS
THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES TO BE ELECTED TO THAT  OFFICE.  THE  TITLES  OF
OFFICES  MAY  BE ARRANGED HORIZONTALLY, WITH THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR
AN OFFICE AND PLACE FOR WRITE-IN BALLOTS FOR SUCH OFFICE ARRANGED VERTI-
CALLY UNDER THE TITLE OF THE OFFICE, OR THE TITLES  OF  OFFICES  MAY  BE
ARRANGED  VERTICALLY, WITH THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR AN OFFICE AND THE
PLACE FOR WRITE-IN BALLOTS FOR SUCH OFFICE ARRANGED  HORIZONTALLY  OPPO-
SITE THE TITLE OF THE OFFICE.
  (E)  NEXT  TO  THE  NAME  OF THE PARTY OR INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE, SHALL
APPEAR THE SYMBOL OF THE PARTY OR INDEPENDENT ENTITY AND ITS DESIGNATING
LETTER OF THE ROW OR COLUMN IN SUCH SIZE AS THE GRAPHIC IMAGE  IS  CLEAR
AND  LEGIBLE WITHIN THE VOTING BOX AT THE HEAD OF THE COLUMN OR THE ROW,
BASED UPON THE BALLOT DESIGN. THE TITLE OF THE OFFICE SHALL APPEAR IN  A
SEPARATE BOX IN A TYPE SIZE EQUAL TO THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE. NO OTHER
SYMBOL OR IMAGE SHALL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT.
  (F)  EACH BALLOT SHALL BE PRINTED IN SECTIONS IN WHICH THE CANDIDATES'
NAMES AND POLITICAL DESIGNATIONS, THE BALLOT PROPOSALS AND OTHER  REQUI-
SITE MATTER SHALL EACH BE BOXED IN BY HEAVY BLACK PERPENDICULAR LINES OF
EQUAL WIDTH. IN EACH SUCH SECTION SHALL BE VOTING OVALS OR SQUARES WHICH
VOTERS MAY FILL IN.
  (G) FOR EACH PUBLIC OFFICE, OVALS OR SQUARES SHALL BE PROVIDED NEXT TO
THE  BLANK SPACES PROVIDED FOR A VOTER TO WRITE IN A NAME OF A CANDIDATE
WHOSE NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT.
  (H) EACH ABSTRACT OF ALL QUESTIONS, AMENDMENTS, PROPOSITIONS OR INITI-
ATIVES SUBMITTED SHALL BE IN THE SAME TYPE AS EACH OTHER. EACH SHALL  BE
IN SANS SERIF TYPE, AND SHALL WHEREVER PRACTICABLE BE ON THE FACE OF THE
BALLOT.  WHERE  IT  IS  NOT POSSIBLE TO PLACE ALL QUESTIONS, AMENDMENTS,
PROPOSITIONS OR INITIATIVES SUBMITTED ON ONE PAGE  WITH  THE  CANDIDATES
APPEARING  ON  THE  BALLOT,  ALL  QUESTIONS, AMENDMENTS, PROPOSITIONS OR
INITIATIVES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS SHALL BE PLACED ON  A  SECOND  PAGE.
WHEN  SUCH  QUESTIONS  PRESENTED ARE ON A SECOND PAGE, THE FIRST PAGE OF
THE BALLOT SHALL IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS "CONTINUE ON TO  SECOND  PAGE",
AND DIRECT THE VOTER TO THE QUESTIONS PRESENTED.
  3.  THE NAMES OF PARTIES OR INDEPENDENT BODIES WHICH CONTAIN MORE THAN
FIFTEEN LETTERS MAY, WHENEVER LIMITATIONS OF SPACE SO REQUIRE, BE PRINT-
ED ON THE BALLOT IN AN ABBREVIATED FORM. IN PRINTING THE NAMES OF CANDI-
DATES WHOSE FULL NAMES CONTAIN  MORE  THAN  FIFTEEN  LETTERS,  ONLY  THE
SURNAME  MUST  BE PRINTED IN FULL. THE OFFICER OR BOARD CHARGED WITH THE
DUTY OF PREPARING THE BALLOTS SHALL REQUEST EACH SUCH CANDIDATE TO INDI-
CATE,  IN  WRITING,  THE  SHORTENED  FORM  IN  WHICH,  SUBJECT  TO  THIS
RESTRICTION,  HIS OR HER NAME SHALL BE PRINTED. IF NO SUCH INDICATION IS
RECEIVED FROM SUCH CANDIDATE WITHIN THE TIME SPECIFIED IN  THE  REQUEST,
WHICH  TIME PERIOD SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN ONE FULL WEEK FROM THE MAILING

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OF SUCH NOTICE, SUCH OFFICER OR BOARD SHALL MAKE THE NECESSARY  DETERMI-
NATION.
  4.  THE FACE OF EACH SHEET OF THE BALLOT SHALL BEAR ONLY ONE LANGUAGE.
WHERE REQUIRED BY LAW, BALLOTS SHALL BE PRINTED TO CONTAIN A  FULL  FACE
BALLOT  IN A SECOND LANGUAGE ON THE OBVERSE OF EACH SHEET OF THE BALLOT.
IN EACH CASE, THE FACE OF A BALLOT MUST BE IN ENGLISH ON ONE SIDE AND  A
SECOND  LANGUAGE  ON  THE  OTHER  SIDE. WHERE MULTI-LANGUAGE BALLOTS ARE
REQUIRED BY LAW, VOTERS SHALL BE GIVEN THE LANGUAGE BALLOT OF CHOICE  AT
THE TIME THEY VOTE BY THE INSPECTORS OF ELECTIONS.
  5.  EACH  BALLOT SHALL BE PRINTED ON THE SHEET WITH A STUB WHICH SHALL
BE SEPARATED THEREFROM BY A LINE OF PERFORATIONS  EXTENDING  ACROSS  THE
ENTIRE  BALLOT.  ON  THE FACE OF THE STUB SHALL BE PRINTED "NO. ......."
THE BLANK TO BE FILLED WITH CONSECUTIVE NUMBER OF BALLOTS BEGINNING WITH
"NO. 1", AND INCREASING IN CONSECUTIVE NUMERICAL ORDER. ON  SUCH  BALLOT
SHALL  BE  PRINTED THE FOLLOWING INDORSEMENT, THE BLANKS PROPERLY FILLED
IN:
OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR (GENERAL, PRIMARY OR SPECIAL, AS APPLICABLE)
  ELECTION
COUNTY OF ........................
(ASSEMBLY OR LEGISLATIVE, AS APPLICABLE) DISTRICT ............
(WARD AND CITY OR TOWN ......, AS APPLICABLE).... ELECTION DISTRICT ....
(INSERT DATE OF ELECTION.)
(INSERT NAMES OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS PROVIDING THE BALLOT.)
  6. EACH BALLOT SHALL HAVE AT THE TOP OF THE BALLOT, NEXT TO  THE  NAME
OF  THE  ISSUING  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS A GRAPHIC DEMONSTRATING A WRITING
IMPLEMENT MARKING THE BALLOT AND NEXT TO  A  FULLY  FILLED  IN  OVAL  OR
SQUARE.
  7.  (A) BALLOTS SHALL NOT HAVE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS PRINTED UPON THEM.
EACH BALLOT SHALL HAVE A GRAPHIC DESIGN APPROVED BY THE STATE  BOARD  OF
ELECTIONS  HOW  TO VOTE THE BALLOT. WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS SHALL BE POSTED
AT EACH ELECTION DISTRICT  POLLING  AREA  IN  MULTI  COPIES.  INDIVIDUAL
INSTRUCTION  SHEETS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EACH VOTER EITHER AS A SEPARATE
PAGE OR PRINTED UPON THE PRIVACY SLEEVE ISSUED WITH EACH BALLOT.
  (B) THE INSTRUCTIONS SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS:
TO VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE, FIND THE OVAL OR SQUARE TO THE  LEFT  OF  THEIR
NAME  AND COLOR IT IN COMPLETELY. TO VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE WHOSE NAME YOU
DO NOT SEE ON THE PAGE, FOR A PARTICULAR OFFICE, CLEARLY PRINT THAT NAME
ONLY IN THE EMPTY BOX LABELED "WRITE IN". VOTE ONLY  FOR  ONE  CANDIDATE
FOR  EACH OFFICE UNLESS THE BALLOT STATES THAT YOU CAN VOTE FOR MORE. IF
YOU VOTE FOR TOO MANY FOR ONE OFFICE, THAT  VOTE  WILL  NOT  COUNT.  ANY
OTHER  MARKS, ERASURE OR WORDS SPOILS THE BALLOT.  YOU ARE ENTITLED THEN
TO GET A NEW BALLOT FROM A POLLWORKER.
  (C) NO CANDIDATE NAME SHALL APPEAR ON THE REVERSE OF ANY BALLOT.
  (D) WHEN A PROPOSITION, AMENDMENT OR INITIATIVE APPEARS ON THE BALLOT,
THEY SHOULD APPEAR ON THE FULL FACE OF THE EXISTING BALLOT.  THE  BALLOT
SHALL  BE  DIVIDED  IN  ORDER  THAT ANY QUESTION PRESENTED TO THE VOTERS
SHALL APPEAR BEGINNING AT A SEPARATE PORTION OF THE BALLOT, DIVIDED FROM
THE PORTION LISTING OFFICES AND CANDIDATES BY A HEAVY BLACK LINE.   WHEN
A  QUESTION  OR  PROPOSAL APPEARS ON THE BACK OF THE BALLOT, THERE SHALL
APPEAR AN INDORSEMENT ON THE FRONT OF THE BALLOT STATING: "TURN OVER  TO
CONTINUE  VOTING".  THE  BALLOT  SHALL,  IN  ADDITION, CONTAIN A GRAPHIC
APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS DEMONSTRATING THE FILLING IN OF
THE YES OR NO OVAL.   WRITTEN  INSTRUCTIONS  SHALL  BE  POSTED  AT  EACH
ELECTION  DISTRICT POLLING AREA IN MULTI COPIES.  INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION
SHEETS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EACH VOTER EITHER  AS  A  SEPARATE  PAGE  OR
PRINTED  UPON  THE  PRIVACY  SLEEVE  ISSUED WITH EACH BALLOT. EACH VOTER

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SHALL BE PRESUMED TO HAVE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS AS TO  HOW  TO  PROPERLY
COMPLETE THEIR BALLOT.
  8.  CONSPICUOUSLY VISIBLE IN THE PRIVACY BOOTHS, AND AROUND THE VOTING
MACHINE, THERE SHALL BE POSTED WRITTEN AND GRAPHIC  INSTRUCTIONS  AS  TO
HOW TO VOTE THE BALLOT, INCLUDING REMOVAL FROM THE PRIVACY SLEEVE, FEED-
ING  THE BALLOT INTO THE MACHINE AND THE FACT, RIGHT AND CONSEQUENCES OF
AN "OVERVOTE". CORRECTIVE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD  LIKEWISE  APPEAR  ON  THE
POSTERS  AND  INDIVIDUAL  PRINTED SHEETS. ALL PRIVACY SLEEVES SHALL HAVE
THESE INSTRUCTIONS INDORSED UPON THE OUTER FACE OF SUCH SLEEVES.
  9. CANDIDATES AND PARTIES SHALL BE LISTED ACROSS THE BALLOT IN COLUMNS
AND OFFICES BY ROW.  WHERE THE BALLOT REQUIRES A SECOND  ROW  CONTAINING
NAMES  OF  CANDIDATES  NOMINATED  FOR OFFICE BY AN INDEPENDENT BODY, THE
ROWS ON THE BALLOT SHALL CONTAIN THE PARTY SYMBOL IN BOLD TO ENABLE  THE
VOTER  TO  DIFFERENTIATE  AMONG  PERSONS ON THE SAME COLUMN AND MULTIPLE
CANDIDATES REPRESENTING DIFFERENT PARTIES.
  (A) THE NAMES OF ALL CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY ANY PARTY OR  INDEPENDENT
BODY  FOR  AN OFFICE SHALL ALWAYS APPEAR IN THE ROW OR COLUMN CONTAINING
GENERALLY THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY SUCH PARTY OR INDEPENDENT
BODY FOR OTHER OFFICES EXCEPT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED.
  (B) WHEN THE SAME PERSON HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN OFFICE TO BE FILLED
AT THE ELECTION BY MORE THAN ONE  PARTY,  THE  VOTING  MACHINE  AND  THE
BALLOTS  SHALL  BE SO ADJUSTED THAT HIS OR HER NAME SHALL APPEAR IN EACH
ROW OR COLUMN CONTAINING GENERALLY THE NAMES  OF  CANDIDATES  FOR  OTHER
OFFICES NOMINATED BY SUCH PARTY.
  (C) IF SUCH CANDIDATE HAS ALSO BEEN NOMINATED BY ONE OR MORE INDEPEND-
ENT  BODIES, HIS OR HER NAME SHALL APPEAR IN EACH ROW OR COLUMN CONTAIN-
ING GENERALLY THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR OTHER OFFICES NOMINATED BY ANY
SUCH PARTY AND HIS OR HER NAME  SHALL  APPEAR  IN  EACH  ROW  OR  COLUMN
CONTAINING GENERALLY THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR OTHER OFFICES NOMINATED
BY ANY SUCH INDEPENDENT BODY.
  (D)  IN THE EVENT THAT ANY CANDIDATE IS NOMINATED BY ONE OR MORE POLI-
TICAL PARTY AND BY MORE THAN TWO INDEPENDENT BODIES, AND  IT  IS  DETER-
MINED  BY  THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING AND PRINTING
THE BALLOTS THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIT  THE  NUMBER  OF  INDEPENDENT
BODIES  MAKING  NOMINATIONS  ON  THE FACE OF THE BALLOT, THEN HIS OR HER
NAME SHALL APPEAR ONLY IN EACH ROW OR COLUMN  CONTAINING  GENERALLY  THE
NAMES  OF  CANDIDATES  FOR OTHER OFFICES NOMINATED BY ANY SUCH PARTY AND
THE NAME OF EACH SUCH INDEPENDENT BODY SHALL APPEAR IN ONE SUCH  ROW  OR
COLUMN  TO  BE  DESIGNATED  BY THE CANDIDATE IN A WRITING FILED WITH THE
OFFICER OR BOARD CHARGED WITH THE DUTY  OF  PRINTING  BALLOTS.  IF  SUCH
PERSON  SHALL FAIL TO SO DESIGNATE, THE NAMES OF SUCH INDEPENDENT BODIES
SHALL APPEAR IN SUCH ROW OR COLUMN AS SUCH OFFICER OR BOARD SHALL DETER-
MINE.
  (E) IF ANY PERSON SHALL BE NOMINATED FOR ANY OFFICE BY ONE  PARTY  AND
ONE INDEPENDENT BODY, HIS OR HER NAME SHALL APPEAR ON THE VOTING MACHINE
TWICE;  ONCE  IN  THE  ROW  OR  COLUMN CONTAINING GENERALLY THE NAMES OF
CANDIDATES FOR OTHER OFFICES NOMINATED BY SUCH PARTY, AND  ONCE  IN  THE
ROW  OR COLUMN CONTAINING GENERALLY THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY
THE INDEPENDENT BODY.
  (F) IF ANY PERSON IS NOMINATED FOR ANY OFFICE ONLY BY  MORE  THAN  TWO
INDEPENDENT  BODIES,  AND  IT  IS  DETERMINED  BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING AND PRINTING THE BALLOTS THAT IT IS NOT POSSI-
BLE TO FIT THE NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT BODIES MAKING  NOMINATIONS  ON  THE
FACE  OF  THE  BALLOT,  HIS  OR HER NAME SHALL APPEAR BUT TWICE UPON THE
MACHINE IN THE TWO ROWS OR COLUMNS TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE CANDIDATE  IN
A  WRITING  FILED  WITH  THE  OFFICER  OR BOARD CHARGED WITH THE DUTY OF

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PROVIDING BALLOTS, OR IF THE CANDIDATE SHALL FAIL TO  SO  DESIGNATE,  IN
THE  PLACE  DESIGNATED  BY THE OFFICER OR BOARD CHARGED WITH THE DUTY OF
PRINTING BALLOTS, AND IN CONNECTION WITH HIS OR  HER  NAME  THERE  SHALL
APPEAR THE NAME OF EACH INDEPENDENT BODY NOMINATING HIM OR HER.
  (G) WHERE THE CAPACITY OF THE MACHINE AND BALLOT WILL PERMIT, THE NAME
OF  SUCH PERSON SHALL APPEAR OR BE PLACED IN A COLUMN OR ON A HORIZONTAL
LINE WITH THE NAMES OF PERSONS NOMINATED BY A PARTY OR INDEPENDENT  BODY
FOR OTHER OFFICES.
  10.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF THIS
SECTION, THE NAME OF A PERSON WHO IS NOMINATED FOR THE OFFICE OF  GOVER-
NOR, STATE SENATOR, OR MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY, SHALL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT AS
MANY  TIMES AS THERE ARE PARTIES OR INDEPENDENT BODIES NOMINATING HIM OR
HER, AND THERE SHALL BE A SEPARATE VOTING OVAL OR VOTING SQUARE  ON  THE
BALLOT AT EACH PLACE IN WHICH SUCH NAME SHALL APPEAR.
  11.  IF  ANY  TYPE  OF MACHINE USED IN ANY COUNTY OR CITY CONTAINS ANY
FEATURE, THE USE OF WHICH IS NEITHER  REQUIRED  NOR  PROHIBITED  BY  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS CHAPTER, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY, BY RESOLUTION,
REQUEST PERMISSION FROM THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO REQUIRE THAT ONE
OR MORE OF SUCH FEATURES SHALL BE USED IN SUCH  COUNTY.  UPON  RECEIVING
THE  PERMISSION  OF  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO REQUIRE THE USE OF
PARTICULAR FEATURES, ALL MACHINES OF SUCH TYPE USED IN  SUCH  COUNTY  OR
COUNTIES  SHALL  BE OPERATED IN CONFORMITY WITH ANY SUCH APPROVED RESOL-
UTION. ANY SUCH RESOLUTION MAY THEREAFTER, WITH THE  PERMISSION  OF  THE
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, BE RESCINDED BY SUCH BOARD.
  12.  WITH  RESPECT TO CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEU-
TENANT GOVERNOR OF A PARTY OR INDEPENDENT BODY, BALLOTS SHALL BE PRINTED
SO THAT THE NAMES OF SUCH CANDIDATES FOR BOTH OFFICES  SHALL  APPEAR  IN
THE  SAME  ROW  OR  COLUMN,  WITH THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
APPEARING FIRST, AND THE BALLOT SHALL BE SO ADJUSTED THAT  BOTH  OFFICES
ARE VOTED FOR JOINTLY AND HAVE BUT ONE DESIGNATING LETTER OR NUMBER.
  S  7-105.  BALLOTS,  PRINTING  OF  ADEQUATE SUPPLIES.   1. IN ORDER TO
PREVENT WASTE OR FRAUD, THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS PRINTED IN  ENGLISH  SHALL
BE  DETERMINED  BY  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND CERTIFIED FOR EACH
ELECTION DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS:
  (A) FOR A PRIMARY ELECTION THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS PRINTED SHALL  BE  AT
LEAST  TEN PERCENT GREATER AND NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT GREATER THAN
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE HIGHEST STATEWIDE OFFICE OR PRES-
IDENTIAL OFFICE, WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER IN EACH PARTY'S  LAST  PRIMARY
ELECTION;
  (B)  FOR  EACH GENERAL ELECTION THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS PRINTED SHALL BE
AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT GREATER THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF VOTES  CAST  IN
THE  MOST RECENT GENERAL ELECTION IN WHICH VOTES WERE CAST FOR THE ELEC-
TORS FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
  (C) FOR EACH SPECIAL ELECTION, THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS PRINTED SHALL  BE
AT  LEAST FIFTEEN PERCENT GREATER THAN THE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THAT
PARTICULAR OFFICE IN THE MOST RECENT GENERAL ELECTION.
  2. IN THOSE COUNTIES WHICH FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES THE  BALLOTS  PROVIDED
TO  BE  IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, EACH BALLOT SHALL BE TWO SIDED
WITH ENGLISH ON ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER SIDE IN ONE OF EACH OF THE  ADDI-
TIONAL  LANGUAGES  REQUIRED,  SO  THAT  EACH VERSION OF THE BALLOT SHALL
CONTAIN ENGLISH ON ONE SIDE AND ONE OTHER LANGUAGE ON THE  OBVERSE.  THE
NUMBER  OF  BI-LINGUAL  BALLOTS  TO  BE PRINTED SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  3. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS  IN  SUCH  COUNTIES  SHALL  INSTRUCT
INSPECTORS  IN  PERSON AND IN THEIR TRAINING MANUAL AS TO THE PROCEDURES
TO BE FOLLOWED TO  ENSURE  THAT  EACH  VOTER  RECEIVES  THE  APPROPRIATE

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LANGUAGE BALLOT. WHERE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW, NO VOTER MAY BE DENIED A
BI-LINGUAL BALLOT IF SUCH IS DEMANDED.
  4.  LOCAL  BOARDS  OF  ELECTIONS SHALL HAVE AVAILABLE AT LEAST FIFTEEN
DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, THE NUMBER OF EACH  LANGUAGE  BALLOT,  OTHER
THAN ENGLISH THAT IT HAS PRINTED AND ON HAND.
  5.  NO  LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ISSUE OR MAKE ANY REGULATION OR
PROCEDURE AS TO MULTI-LINGUAL  BALLOTS  WITHOUT  EXPRESS  AUTHORITY  AND
APPROVAL FROM THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
  6.  WHERE A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION HAS ISSUED AN ORDER ADDING
OR REMOVING A CANDIDATE OR PROPOSITION, AMENDMENT OR INITIATIVE FROM THE
BALLOT, SUCH CHANGE TO THE BALLOT MAY NOT BE MADE IN SUCH A  WAY  AS  TO
RENDER THE BALLOT UNREADABLE.
  7.  WHERE  A  CANDIDATE  OR  PROPOSITION,  AMENDMENT OR INITIATIVE, IS
ORDERED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO APPEAR UPON THE  BALLOT,
THE  ADJUSTED  BALLOT  SHALL  BEAR THE NAME OR PROPOSITION, AMENDMENT OR
INITIATIVE IN THE POSITION AND IN THE SAME FORM AS IT WOULD BE IF IT HAD
BEEN ORIGINALLY PLACED ON THE BALLOT. IN A GENERAL ELECTION THE NAME  OR
PROPOSITION AMENDMENT OR INITIATIVE SHALL APPEAR IN THE PREVIOUSLY EMPTY
PLACE  ON  THE  BALLOT OCCASIONED BY THE REMOVAL. IN SUCH CASES IN WHICH
THE PRINTED BALLOTS FAIL TO CONTAIN THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE,  AFTER  THE
ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF THE COURT REQUIRING ITS PLACEMENT ON THE BALLOT,
THE  PRIMARY  ELECTION  SHALL BE VOIDABLE BY FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT,
UPON A SHOWING THAT THE OUTCOME OF THE  ELECTION  WOULD  HAVE  BEEN  THE
ELECTION  OF THE PERSON ERRONEOUSLY DEPRIVED OF A PLACE ON THE BALLOT IN
A PROCEEDING UNDER ARTICLE SIXTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.  IN  SUCH  CASES  IN
WHICH  THE  PRINTED  BALLOT  FAILS TO CONTAIN THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE OR
PROPOSITION, AMENDMENT OR INITIATIVE, AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER  OF
THE  COURT,  THE  GENERAL ELECTION SHALL BE VOIDABLE BY FURTHER ORDER OF
THE COURT, UPON A SHOWING THAT THE OUTCOME OF  THE  ELECTION  WAS  MATE-
RIALLY  ALTERED  BY THE FAILURE TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE, OR
PROPOSITION, AMENDMENT OR INITIATIVE, ON THE  BALLOT,  IN  A  PROCEEDING
UNDER ARTICLE SIXTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.