Amd S8, Chap 359 of 2010; amd S2, Chap 3 of 2011; amd S7, Chap 170 of 2011
Relates to the use of lever voting machines; relates to the number and use of voting machines in village elections; and relates to the types of voting machines used in certain elections.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5147
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 5, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend chapter 359 of the laws of 2010 amending the education
law relating to the 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 273 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
4 § 8. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
5 deemed repealed December 31, [2015] 2016.
6 § 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 273 of the laws of 2014, is amended to
9 read as follows:
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
11 deemed repealed December 31, [2015] 2016.
12 § 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 273 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
15 follows:
16 § 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18 repealed December 31, [2015] 2016, when upon such date the provisions of
19 sections three and six of this act shall take effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10650-01-5
S. 5147 2
1 § 4. On or before January 31, 2016, the state board of elections shall
2 submit a report to the governor, speaker of the assembly, temporary
3 president of the senate and the chairs of the committees on election law
4 of the senate and the assembly concerning the administration of
5 elections by villages, school districts, fire districts, library
6 districts and other municipal corporations required to hold elections.
7 The report shall include recommendations and guidance for such villages,
8 districts and municipal corporations to migrate to the use of voting
9 systems which are compliant with section 7-202 of the election law and
10 applicable state board of elections rules and regulations. The report
11 shall also include an analysis of the cost and fiscal impact to such
12 villages, districts and municipal corporations for transitioning to
13 voting systems that comply with section 7-202 of the election law. Prior
14 to preparing and issuing the report, the state board of elections shall
15 solicit, and take into consideration, recommendations from stakeholders
16 including, but not necessarily limited to, the New York state department
17 of education, the New York school boards association, the New York
18 conference of mayors and the New York state association of counties.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
