Bill Text: NY A09540 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Makes technical corrections with regard to political subdivisions and election districts; removes counties and replaces with political subdivisions for purposes of determining an individual's election district.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-15 - 3RD READING CAL.806 [A09540 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A09540-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        9540--A
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 13, 2010
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  SPANO,  REILLY, PHEFFER, ESPAILLAT,
         JAFFEE, WEISENBERG,  CASTRO,  DINOWITZ,  GALEF,  POWELL,  KAVANAGH  --
         Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. BOYLAND, COOK, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER,
         MAISEL, MARKEY, MAYERSOHN -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
         on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
         reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the  election  law,  in  relation  to  making  technical
         corrections  with  regards  to  political  subdivisions  and  election
         districts
         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 4-128 of the election law, as
    2  amended by chapter 489 of the laws  of  2009,  is  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    1.  The  board of elections of each county shall provide the requisite
    5  number of official and facsimile ballots, two cards  of  instruction  to
    6  voters  in the form prescribed by the state board of elections, at least
    7  one copy of the instruction booklet for inspectors, a sufficient  number
    8  of  maps,  street  finders  or  other descriptions of all of the polling
    9  places and election districts within the [county] POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION
   10  in  which the polling place is located to enable the election inspectors
   11  and poll clerks to determine the correct election district  and  polling
   12  place  for each street address within the [county] POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
   13  in which the polling place is located, distance  markers,  tally  sheets
   14  and  return  blanks, pens, black ink, or ball point pens with black ink,
   15  pencils having black lead, envelopes for the  ballots  of  voters  whose
   16  registration  poll  records are not in the ledger or whose names are not
   17  on the computer generated  registration  list,  envelopes  for  returns,
   18  identification  buttons, badges or emblems for the inspectors and clerks
   19  in the form prescribed by the state board of elections  and  such  other
   20  articles  of  stationery  as  may be necessary for the proper conduct of
   21  elections, except that when a town, city or village  holds  an  election
   22  not conducted by the board of elections, the clerk of such town, city or
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15292-04-0
       A. 9540--A                          2
    1  village,  shall  provide  such  official  and  facsimile ballots and the
    2  necessary blanks, supplies and stationery for such election.
    3    S  2.  Subdivision d of section 4-132 of the election law, as added by
    4  chapter 489 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
    5    d. A sufficient number of maps, street finders or  other  descriptions
    6  of  all of the polling places and election districts within the [county]
    7  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION in which the polling place is  located  to  enable
    8  the  election  inspectors  and  poll  clerks  to  determine  the correct
    9  election district and polling place for each street address  within  the
   10  [county] POLITICAL SUBDIVISION in which the polling place is located.
   11    S  3.  The  opening  paragraph  of  paragraph  (e) of subdivision 3 of
   12  section 8-302 of the election law, as amended by chapter 489 of the laws
   13  of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   14    Whenever a voter presents himself or herself  and  offers  to  cast  a
   15  ballot,  and  he or she claims to live in the election district in which
   16  he or she seeks to vote but no registration poll record can be found for
   17  him or her in the poll ledger or his or her name does not appear on  the
   18  computer  generated  registration  list or his or her signature does not
   19  appear next to his or her name on such computer  generated  registration
   20  list  or  his  or her registration poll record or the computer generated
   21  registration list does not show him or her to be enrolled in  the  party
   22  in  which  he  or  she  claims  to be enrolled, a poll clerk or election
   23  inspector shall consult a map, street finder or other description of all
   24  of the polling places and election districts within the  [county]  POLI-
   25  TICAL  SUBDIVISION  in  which  said  election district is located AND IF
   26  NECESSARY, CONTACT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO OBTAIN THE RELEVANT  INFOR-
   27  MATION  and  advise  the voter of the correct polling place and election
   28  district [within the county] for the residence address provided  by  the
   29  voter  to such poll clerk or election inspector.  Thereafter, such voter
   30  shall be permitted to vote in said election district only as hereinafter
   31  provided:
   32    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.