Requires the board of elections to post sample ballots online at least twelve days prior to the first day of early voting; requires such ballots to be posted in a searchable database.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4062
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 9, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the board of
elections to post sample ballots
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 7-118 of the election law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. The board of elections shall post a sample ballot for each election
4 district in the state on the board's website at least twelve days prior
5 to the first day of early voting. The board shall post such sample
6 ballots in a searchable database which allows voters to put in their
7 name, address and date of birth and then provides the voter with their
8 polling place information, voter information, voter district information
9 and a sample of the ballot such voter will be eligible to cast at the
10 next election. Sample ballots shall have an embedded security tool to
11 prevent tampering and printing of such sample ballots.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03384-01-3