S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7371--A
I N S E N A T E
May 14, 2014
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Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend chapter 359 of the laws of 2010 amending the education
law relating to use of lever voting machines; to amend chapter 3 of
the laws of 2011 amending the election law relating to the number and
use of voting machines in village elections; and to amend chapter 170
of the laws of 2011 amending the town law relating to the types of
voting machines used in certain elections, in relation to extending
the provisions of such chapters
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 8 of chapter 359 of the laws of 2010 amending the
2 education law relating to use of lever voting machines, as amended by
3 chapter 482 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
4 S 8. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
5 deemed repealed December 31, [2014] 2015.
6 S 2. Section 2 of chapter 3 of the laws of 2011 amending the election
7 law relating to the number and use of voting machines in village
8 elections, as amended by chapter 482 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
9 read as follows:
10 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
11 deemed repealed December 31, [2014] 2015.
12 S 3. Section 7 of chapter 170 of the laws of 2011 amending the town
13 law relating to the types of voting machines used in certain elections,
14 as amended by chapter 482 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
15 follows:
16 S 7. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
17 sections one, two, four and five of this act shall expire and be deemed
18 repealed December 31, [2014] 2015, when upon such date the provisions of
19 sections three and six of this act shall take effect.
20 S 4. On or before January 31, 2015, the state board of elections shall
21 submit a report to the governor, speaker of the assembly, temporary
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 president of the senate and the chairs of the committees on election law
2 of the senate and the assembly concerning the administration of
3 elections by villages, school districts, fire districts, library
4 districts and other municipal corporations required to hold elections.
5 The report shall include recommendations and guidance for such villages,
6 districts and municipal corporations to migrate to the use of voting
7 systems which are compliant with section 7-202 of the election law and
8 applicable state board of elections rules and regulations. The report
9 shall also include an analysis of the cost and fiscal impact to such
10 villages, districts and municipal corporations for transitioning to
11 voting systems that comply with section 7-202 of the election law. Prior
12 to preparing and issuing the report, the state board of elections shall
13 solicit, and take into consideration, recommendations from stakeholders
14 including, but not necessarily limited to, the New York state department
15 of education, the New York school boards association, the New York
16 conference of mayors and the New York state association of counties.
17 S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.