A03046 Summary:

BILL NOA03046
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORZebrowski
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §8-500, El L
 
Relates to poll watchers for special, town or village elections being held for the sole purpose of a ballot proposal.
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A03046 Actions:

BILL NOA03046
 
02/02/2023referred to election law
01/03/2024referred to election law
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A03046 Committee Votes:

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A03046 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A03046 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3046
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 2, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Election Law
 
        AN ACT to amend the election law,  in  relation  to  poll  watchers  for
          special,  town or village elections being held for the sole purpose of
          a ballot proposal
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 8-500 of the election law, as
     2  amended by chapter 418 of the laws  of  2019,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    1.  At  any  general,  special,  town  or  village election, any party
     5  committee, any independent body whose candidates are  upon  the  ballot,
     6  and  when a special, town or village election is being held for the sole
     7  purpose of a ballot proposal or proposals, the board of elections of the
     8  county in which the election is being held, and any political  committee
     9  supporting  or  opposing  a  ballot  proposal may have for each election
    10  district three watchers at any one time, not more than one of  whom  may
    11  be within the guard rail at any one time. Watchers shall be appointed by
    12  the chair or other officer of any such party committee, independent body
    13  [or],  political  committee  or by the board of elections, upon request,
    14  for a special, town or village election that is being held for the  sole
    15  purpose  of a ballot proposal or proposals. In such elections, the board
    16  of elections shall appoint watchers in a manner that  ensures  equitable
    17  representation  of  organizations or individuals that are advocating the
    18  passage or defeat of the ballot proposal or proposals.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    20  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    21  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
    22  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  and  completed
    23  on or before such effective date.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07003-01-3
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