Bill Text: NY S04481 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to election inspectors and poll clerks.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-06-07 - SUBSTITUTED BY A6973A [S04481 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S04481-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 4481--A                                            A. 6973--A
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                     April 6, 2011
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       IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections  --
         committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
         recommitted to said committee
       IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and  referred
         to  the  Committee  on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged, bill
         amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
         tee
       AN  ACT  to amend the election law and the education law, in relation to
         election inspectors and poll clerks
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.    Subdivision  6 of section 3-400 of the election law, as
    2  amended by chapter 76 of the  laws  of  2010,  is  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    6.  No  person  shall  be certified or act as an election inspector or
    5  poll clerk who is not a registered voter (unless  such  person  is  duly
    6  qualified  under  subdivision [seven] EIGHT of this section) and a resi-
    7  dent of the county in which he or she serves, or within the city of  New
    8  York,  of  such  city, who holds any elective public office, or who is a
    9  candidate for any public office to be voted for by  the  voters  of  the
   10  district in which he or she is to serve, or the spouse, parent, or child
   11  of  such  a  candidate, or who is not able to speak and read the English
   12  language and write it legibly.
   13    S 2.  Subdivision 7 of section 3-400 of the election law, as added  by
   14  chapter 76 of the laws of 2010, is renumbered subdivision 8.
   15    S  3.  Section  2036 of the education law, as amended by chapter 76 of
   16  the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   17    S 2036. Effect of failure to appoint  or  elect  qualified  voters  as
   18  district  meeting or election officials. The proceedings of no annual or
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10684-02-1
       S. 4481--A                          2                         A. 6973--A
    1  special school district meeting or election shall be  held  illegal  for
    2  failure  to  appoint  or elect a qualified voter (or a person satisfying
    3  the requirements of subdivision [seven] EIGHT of section  3-400  of  the
    4  election  law)  as  an  official  at  such district meeting or election,
    5  unless it shall appear that the acts of such official or officials  were
    6  improper  or  that the action of such meeting or election was prejudiced
    7  thereby.
    8    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.