Relates to voter notification of special elections; provides such notice be posted on the board of elections website not less than two weeks prior to such election.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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Cal. No. 377
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, JACOBSON, D'URSO -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Election Law -- reported from committee,
advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to voter notification of
special elections
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 4-120 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 359 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 1. The board of elections shall publish once in each of the two weeks
5 preceding a general election, or a special or village election conducted
6 by the board of elections, a notice specifying the day of the election,
7 and the public officers to be voted for within such county, or any part
8 thereof at such election. The board of elections shall, as soon as
9 practicable, but not less than two weeks prior to any special election,
10 prominently display on its website the date and hours of the election,
11 the offices to be voted on in the county, part of a county, or the city
12 of New York, and a link to any poll site information or poll location
13 tools, where available. Such information shall also be made available
14 to local governments, municipalities, and community boards for publica-
15 tion on any public-facing internet website, web application, web domain
16 or digital application, including a social network or search engine, to
17 the extent that such publication is practicable. If constitutional
18 amendments, or questions are to be submitted to the voters of the state,
19 the notice shall state that fact and that a copy of each such amendment
20 or question may be obtained at the board of elections, by any voter.
21 Such publication shall be in two newspapers published within the county.
22 If the county contains a city or cities, at least one of such newspapers
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 shall be published in the city, or the largest city, if there be more
2 than one.
3 In the case of a village election, such publication shall be made in a
4 newspaper of general circulation in such village and shall include an
5 abstract of any proposition to be voted upon at such election.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
