Bill Text: NY A04963 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to poll watchers for special, town or village elections being held for the sole purpose of a ballot proposal.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to election law [A04963 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A04963-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4963 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 9, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to poll watchers for special, town or village elections being held for the sole purpose of a ballot proposal The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 8-500 of the election law, as 2 amended by chapter 418 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 1. At any general, special, town or village election, any party 5 committee, any independent body whose candidates are upon the ballot, 6 and when a special, town or village election is being held for the sole 7 purpose of a ballot proposal or proposals, the board of elections of the 8 county in which the election is being held, and any political committee 9 supporting or opposing a ballot proposal may have for each election 10 district three watchers at any one time, not more than one of whom may 11 be within the guard rail at any one time. Watchers shall be appointed by 12 the chair or other officer of any such party committee, independent body 13 [or], political committee or by the board of elections, upon request, 14 for a special, town or village election that is being held for the sole 15 purpose of a ballot proposal or proposals. In such elections, the board 16 of elections shall appoint watchers in a manner that ensures equitable 17 representation of organizations or individuals that are advocating the 18 passage or defeat of the ballot proposal or proposals. 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 20 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 21 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 22 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 23 on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06089-01-1