Bill Text: NY A08257 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the making of any change, alteration or modification to any entrance to or exit from a polling place unless such change, alteration or modification is necessary to maintain public safety due to the occurrence of an emergency, and requires the posting of signage relation to such change, alteration or modification.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-10-07 - SIGNED CHAP.232 [A08257 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08257-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8257

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      June 11, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Election Law

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to changes to the entrance
          and exit of polling places

          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 8-104  of  the  election  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  263  of  the  laws  of 2003, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    1. The American flag shall be kept displayed  at  each  polling  place
     5  throughout  the  election.  Facsimile ballots, voter information posting
     6  and distance markers shall not be taken down, torn or defaced during the
     7  election. While the polls are open no person shall do any electioneering
     8  within the polling place, or in any public street, within a one  hundred
     9  foot  radial measured from the entrances designated by the inspectors of
    10  election, to such polling place or within such distance in any place  in
    11  a  public  manner;  and  no  political banner, button, poster or placard
    12  shall be allowed in or upon the polling place or within such one hundred
    13  foot radial. While the polls are open no person shall consume any  alco-
    14  holic  beverages  within  the polling place. While the polls are open no
    15  person shall make any change, alteration or modification to any entrance
    16  to or exit from the polling place  unless  such  change,  alteration  or
    17  modification  allows  for increased access for persons with disabilities
    18  or is necessary to maintain public safety due to the  occurrence  of  an
    19  emergency.  Any such change, alteration or modification shall be clearly
    20  marked on signage placed adjacent to the former entrance or exit.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately the
    22  addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
    23  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
    24  to be made on or before such date.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10312-01-9