Bill Text: NY S02675 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides for submission to the state board of elections by the county boards of elections of the master ballot layout for all elections for statewide office, constitutional amendments and all questions provided by law to be submitted to a statewide vote.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-28 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S02675 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S02675-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2675 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 28, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to ballot proposals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 7-104 of the election law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 3 9. WHENEVER CANDIDATES FOR STATEWIDE OFFICE APPEAR ON A BALLOT, SUCH 4 MASTER BALLOT LAYOUT SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY EACH COUNTY BOARD OF 5 ELECTIONS TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO THE 6 PRINTING OF SUCH BALLOT. 7 S 2. Section 7-110 of the election law, as amended by chapter 647 of 8 the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows: 9 S 7-110. Ballots; form for ballot proposals. Ballot proposals shall 10 appear on the voting machine or ballot in a separate section. At the 11 left of, or below or above, each proposal shall appear two voting levers 12 or two voting squares, each at least one-half inch square. Next to the 13 first lever or square shall be printed the word "Yes," and next to the 14 second lever or square shall be printed the word "No." The proposals 15 shall be numbered consecutively on the voting machine or ballot. The 16 number of each proposal shall appear in front of its designation as an 17 amendment, proposition or question in the following form: "Proposal one, 18 an amendment; proposal two, a proposition; proposal three, a question". 19 WHENEVER ANY PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OR OTHER QUESTION 20 PROVIDED BY LAW TO BE SUBMITTED TO A STATEWIDE VOTE IS PRINTED ON A 21 BALLOT, SUCH MASTER BALLOT LAYOUT SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY EACH COUNTY 22 BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO 23 THE PRINTING OF SUCH BALLOT. 24 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07256-01-1