STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 3309 A. 4815
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
February 5, 2019
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Elections
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, ARROYO, LAWRENCE, STIRPE,
WOERNER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting election
commissioners from being chairs of political parties
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3-200 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 195 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 4. No person shall be appointed as election commissioner or continue
5 to hold office who is not a registered voter in the county and not an
6 enrolled member of the party recommending his or her appointment, or who
7 is the chair of a political organization in such county or who holds any
8 other public office, except that of commissioner of deeds, notary
9 public, village officer, city or town justice, member of a community
10 board within the city of New York or trustee or officer of a school
11 district outside of a city.
12 § 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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