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A01259 Summary:
BILL NO | A01259 |
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SPONSOR | Buchwald |
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Amd §8-500, El L | |
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Relates to watchers during election; any two or more candidates on the ballot and any political committee may have for each election district three watchers at any one time, not more than one of whom may be within the guard rail at any one time. |
A01259 Actions:
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01/11/2017 | referred to election law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/14/2017 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/23/2017 | advanced to third reading cal.66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/01/2017 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/01/2017 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/01/2017 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/03/2018 | ordered to third reading cal.84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/22/2018 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/22/2018 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/22/2018 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS |
A01259 Committee Votes:
Cusick | Aye | Norris | Aye | ||||||
Galef | Aye | McKevitt | Aye | ||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | Lupinacci | Aye | ||||||
Lentol | Aye | Brabenec | Aye | ||||||
Lifton | Aye | ||||||||
Kavanagh | Aye | ||||||||
Abinanti | Aye | ||||||||
Buchwald | Aye | ||||||||
Blake | Aye | ||||||||
Walker | Aye | ||||||||
Carroll | Aye | ||||||||
Vanel | Aye | ||||||||
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A01259 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lifton
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Simon
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Harris
Yes
Magee
ER
Palumbo
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barron
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Perry
Yes
Steck
Yes
Benedetto
ER
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blake
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Titone
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Quart
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Ra
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jenne
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Raia
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Jones
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Finch
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Walter
Yes
Butler
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kim
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Williams
Yes
Carroll
ER
Gantt
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Murray
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Castorina
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Niou
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Norris
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Curran
ER
Harris
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Quart
Yes
Titone
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
ER
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Ra
ER
Titus
Yes
Barclay
ER
Davila
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Raia
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Walker
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Barron
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walter
ER
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
ER
Mosley
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Blake
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Jenne
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Williams
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wright
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Kim
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kolb
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Butler
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simon
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Castorina
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pellegrino
Yes
Solages
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Magee
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Stec
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Perry
Yes
Steck
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Stirpe
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A01259 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1259 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to watchers during election The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 8-500 of the election law, as amended by chapter 9 2 of the laws of 1978, subdivisions 1 and 3 as amended by chapter 373 of 3 the laws of 1978, and subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 254 of the 4 laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 5 § 8-500. Watchers; provision for. 1. At any general, special, town or 6 village election, any party committee [or] and any independent body 7 whose candidates are upon the ballot, [and at any primary election, any8two or more candidates and any political committee] may have for each 9 election district three watchers at any one time, not more than one of 10 whom may be within the guard rail at any one time. Watchers shall be 11 appointed by the [chairman] chair or other officer of any such party, 12 committee or independent body [or by the candidates]. 13 2. At any primary election, any party committee, any two or more 14 candidates on the ballot and any political committee may have for each 15 election district three watchers at any one time, not more than one of 16 whom may be within the guard rail at any one time. Watchers shall be 17 appointed by the chair or other officer of any such party, committee or 18 by any two candidates. 19 3. Watchers may be present at the polling place at least fifteen 20 minutes before the unlocking and examination of any voting machine or 21 ballot box at the opening of the polls, until after the signing of the 22 inspectors' returns and proclamation of the result. 23 [3.] 4. The appointment of watchers for any election shall be by a 24 certificate in writing issued by the [chairman or secretary of the poli-25tical party or independent body, or the candidates] appointing EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01575-01-7A. 1259 2 1 authority. Such certificate shall be delivered to an inspector at the 2 election district. 3 [4.] 5. Each watcher must be a qualified voter of the city or county 4 in which he or she is to serve. No person shall be appointed or act as a 5 watcher who is a candidate for any public office to be voted for by the 6 voters of the election district in the same election in which the watch- 7 er is to serve. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as 8 prohibiting any such candidate from visiting a polling place in such 9 district on an election day while the polls are open. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.