S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4768
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 15, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to providing an exemption
from jury duty for service as an election inspector, poll clerk or
election coordinator
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Paragraph 2 of subdivision (a) of section 517 of the judi-
2 ciary law, as added by chapter 86 of the laws of 1995, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 (2) An application for postponement of jury service shall be granted
5 hereunder provided: (i) such service has not already been postponed or
6 excused, (ii) the application is made at such time and in such manner as
7 the commissioner of jurors requires, [and] (iii) the postponement is to
8 a date certain when the court is in session not more than six months
9 after the date on which such service otherwise is to commence and such
10 date is selected by the prospective juror, AND (IV) THE PROSPECTIVE
11 JUROR IS TO ACT AS AN ELECTION INSPECTOR, POLL CLERK OR ELECTION COORDI-
12 NATOR PURSUANT TO TITLE FOUR OF ARTICLE THREE OF THE ELECTION LAW,
13 DURING THE TIME OF SUCH PROSPECTIVE JUROR'S JURY SERVICE.
14 S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
15 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09944-02-5