Bill Text: NY A05071 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5071 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the method of transportation for the return of unused paper ballots within the city of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to election law [A05071 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05071-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5071
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 20, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Election Law
       AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the method of transpor-
         tation for the return of unused paper ballots within the city  of  New
         York
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 9-124  of  the  election  law,  as
    2  amended  by  chapter  413  of  the  laws  of 1991, is amended to read as
    3  follows:
    4    2. [Each] ON ELECTION NIGHT,  EACH  box  or  envelope  containing  the
    5  ballots and stubs, if any, shall be deposited by an inspector designated
    6  for  that purpose with the officer or board from whom or which the board
    7  of inspectors received it, together with the separate sealed package  of
    8  unused  ballots. In the city of New York, every box or envelope contain-
    9  ing any ballots or stubs [and the package of unused  ballots]  shall  be
   10  delivered at the polling place, at the conclusion of the canvass, to the
   11  police  or  peace  officer,  who  shall  deposit  them with the board of
   12  elections. IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK THE BOARD OF INSPECTORS SHALL SECURE,
   13  PURSUANT TO PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN THE CITY  OF
   14  NEW YORK, ALL PACKAGES OF UNUSED BALLOTS IN THE DESIGNATED CONTAINER FOR
   15  RETURN TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   16    S 2. 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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