Bill Text: NY A08514 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for electronic administration of examinations of election inspectors, poll clerks and election coordinators.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to election law [A08514 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08514-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8514

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     August 7, 2019
                                       ___________

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

        AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to providing for electron-
          ic administration of examinations of election inspectors, poll  clerks
          and election coordinators

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

     1    Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 3-412 of the election  law,
     2  as  amended  by  chapter 180 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    1. Each board of elections shall, at least once every year, conduct  a
     5  mandatory school for the instruction of election inspectors, poll clerks
     6  and  election  coordinators.  [They]  Except as described in subdivision
     7  three of this section, they shall be given written  notice  stating  the
     8  time and place at which such school or schools shall be held.
     9    3.  Election  inspectors,  poll  clerks  and  election coordinators as
    10  required by this section shall, upon their  original  designation[,  and
    11  every  year  thereafter,] complete a course of instruction[, and, before
    12  certification, pass an examination thereon] which shall be offered  both
    13  electronically  and  in  person. Before certification for their original
    14  designation and every year thereafter election inspectors,  poll  clerks
    15  and election coordinators shall pass an examination thereon which may be
    16  administered  electronically  or in person. The state board of elections
    17  shall supply each board of elections with instructional material  to  be
    18  used  in  the preparation for such examinations and shall give each such
    19  board of elections uniform directions for the conduct of  such  examina-
    20  tions  and  notice  requirements for electronic instruction and examina-
    21  tions, which, it shall be the duty of the board to  follow.  Every  such
    22  board  may  utilize additional materials selected by it in the course of
    23  instruction. No person taking such examination  shall  be  permitted  to
    24  know  the  questions  or  answers  in  advance or be given access to the

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13502-01-9
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     1  answers during the examination. If such inspectors or clerks  pass  such
     2  examination,  the  board  of  elections  shall  certify  the  designated
     3  election inspector or poll clerk.
     4    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     5  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
     6  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
     7  this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
     8  on or before such date.