Bill Text: NY S02737 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to the total number of voting machines required at polling sites in cities with populations of one million or more.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S02737 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S02737-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2737
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 28, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- 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  the  total  number  of
         voting  machines  required at polling sites in cities with populations
         of one million or more
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 7-202-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 7-202-A. MINIMUM NUMBER OF VOTING MACHINES REQUIRED IN CITIES WITH A
    4  POPULATION  OF  ONE  MILLION OR MORE. IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE
    5  MILLION OR MORE THE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF
    6  ONE VOTING MACHINE  FOR  EVERY  ONE  THOUSAND  FOUR  HUNDRED  REGISTERED
    7  VOTERS.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00130-01-5
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