Prohibits the making of any change, alteration or modification to any entrance to or exit from a polling place unless such change, alteration or modification is necessary to maintain public safety due to the occurrence of an emergency, and requires the posting of signage relation to such change, alteration or modification.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8257
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 11, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to changes to the entrance
and exit of polling places
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 8-104 of the election law, as
2 amended by chapter 263 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 1. The American flag shall be kept displayed at each polling place
5 throughout the election. Facsimile ballots, voter information posting
6 and distance markers shall not be taken down, torn or defaced during the
7 election. While the polls are open no person shall do any electioneering
8 within the polling place, or in any public street, within a one hundred
9 foot radial measured from the entrances designated by the inspectors of
10 election, to such polling place or within such distance in any place in
11 a public manner; and no political banner, button, poster or placard
12 shall be allowed in or upon the polling place or within such one hundred
13 foot radial. While the polls are open no person shall consume any alco-
14 holic beverages within the polling place. While the polls are open no
15 person shall make any change, alteration or modification to any entrance
16 to or exit from the polling place unless such change, alteration or
17 modification allows for increased access for persons with disabilities
18 or is necessary to maintain public safety due to the occurrence of an
19 emergency. Any such change, alteration or modification shall be clearly
20 marked on signage placed adjacent to the former entrance or exit.
21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately the
22 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
23 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
24 to be made on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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