STATE OF NEW YORK
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360
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER, MAYERSOHN, COOK, GIANARIS, POWELL,
DINOWITZ, COLTON, GOTTFRIED -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CYMBROW-
ITZ, HEASTIE, JACOBS, MILLMAN, PERRY, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to compensation of
election officials
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 3-420 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 180 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 1. Election inspectors, poll clerks, election coordinators and quali-
5 fied voters appointed to act in place of an absent inspector, clerk or
6 coordinator shall be paid for their services on the days of registration
7 and election, by the county containing the election district in which
8 they serve, in an amount fixed by the county legislative body, subject
9 to such limitations as shall be prescribed or authorized by statute,
10 except that in the city of New York the amount of such compensation
11 shall be payable by such city and shall be fixed by the mayor at a daily
12 rate which, in the case of election inspectors shall not be less than
13 [one hundred thirty] two hundred fifty dollars and in the case of
14 election coordinators not less than [two hundred] three hundred fifty
15 dollars. Such inspectors, poll clerks, election coordinators and quali-
16 fied voters at a general or special village election conducted by the
17 board of elections shall be paid by such village in an amount fixed by
18 the village board of trustees subject to any such limitations.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03051-01-9
