Relates to election inspectors at poll sites; requires at least one inspector of each major political party to be present at all times polls are open; does not require the same inspectors to be there the entire time.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to election inspectors at
poll sites
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-400 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 7. The board of elections may employ election inspectors to work split
5 shifts with adjusted compensation, provided, however, that at least one
6 inspector from each of the two major political parties is present at the
7 poll site [for the entire time] at all times that the polls are open.
8 Each county board of elections shall prescribe the necessary rules and
9 procedures to ensure proper poll site operation.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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