Bill Text: NY A01206 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Restricts electioneering on polling place property.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-07-15 - enacting clause stricken [A01206 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A01206-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          1206

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 13, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, SAYEGH, GUNTHER, REYES, TAYLOR, STERN,
          SIMON,  FAHY,  RAMOS,  BENEDETTO, MAGNARELLI, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Spon-
          sored by -- M. of A. DICKENS -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
          tee on Election Law

        AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to restricting electio-
          neering on polling place property

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "vote in
     2  peace act".
     3    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 8-104 of the election law, as amended by
     4  chapter 232 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
     5    1. The American flag shall be kept displayed  at  each  polling  place
     6  throughout  the  election.  Facsimile ballots, voter information posting
     7  and distance markers shall not be taken down, torn or defaced during the
     8  election. While the polls are open no person shall do any electioneering
     9  within the polling place, on the  polling  place  property,  or  in  any
    10  public  street,  within  a  one  hundred  foot  radial measured from the
    11  entrances designated by the inspectors  of  election,  to  such  polling
    12  place  or  within  such distance in any place in a public manner; and no
    13  political banner, button, poster or placard shall be allowed in or  upon
    14  the  polling  place  or  within  such one hundred foot radial. While the
    15  polls are open no person shall consume any  alcoholic  beverages  within
    16  the  polling  place.   While the polls are open no person shall make any
    17  change, alteration or modification to any entrance to or exit  from  the
    18  polling  place unless such change, alteration or modification allows for
    19  increased access for persons with disabilities or is necessary to  main-
    20  tain  public  safety  due  to  the  occurrence of an emergency. Any such
    21  change, alteration or modification shall be clearly  marked  on  signage
    22  placed adjacent to the former entrance or exit.
    23    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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