STATE OF NEW YORK
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9802
IN SENATE
May 30, 2024
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Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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 requiring boards of
elections to provide certain notices prior to a change of polling
place
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 4-104 of the election law is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 2. (a) If the board of elections, after designating a polling place,
4 and after sending written notice of such polling place to each regis-
5 tered voter, designates an alternative polling place, it must, at least
6 five days before the next election or day for registration, send by mail
7 a written notice to each registered voter notifying [him] such voter of
8 the changed location of such polling place. If such notice is not possi-
9 ble the board of elections must provide for an alternative form of
10 notice to be given to voters at the location of the previous polling
11 place.
12 (b) When any board of elections is notified of the need to change the
13 location of a polling place, such board of election shall, within five
14 days of receiving such notice, notify the following officials:
15 (i) the chairpersons of all state party committees;
16 (ii) the chairpersons of all county party committees in the county in
17 which such polling place is located;
18 (iii) the member of the state assembly representing the district in
19 which such polling place is located; and
20 (iv) the state senator representing the district in which such polling
21 place is located.
22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14807-02-4