A10946 Summary:
BILL NO | A10946 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S07860 |
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SPONSOR | Cahill (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Weisenberg, John, Wright, Paulin, Espaillat, Titus, Kavanagh, Brook-Krasny, Kellner, Spano, Schimel, Gordon, Benjamin, Latimer, Zebrowski, Maisel, Alessi, Magnarelli, Titone, Pheffer, Towns, Weprin D |
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MLTSPNSR | Abbate, Benedetto, Bing, Boyland, Brennan, Brodsky, Calhoun, Canestrari, Carrozza, Castro, Christensen, Clark, Colton, Cook, Cusick, Cymbrowitz, DelMonte, Destito, Dinowitz, Englebright, Farrell, Fields, Finch, Gabryszak, Galef, Gianaris, Glick, Gottfried, Gunther, Heastie, Hevesi, Hoyt, Jacobs, Jeffries, Koon, Lavine, Lentol, Lifton, Lupardo, Magee, Markey, McEneny, Miller M, Millman, Molinaro, Montesano, Morelle, Ortiz, Peoples-Stokes, Perry, Pretlow, Ramos, Reilly, Rivera J, Rivera P, Robinson, Rosenthal, Sayward, Scarborough, Schroeder, Skartados, Sweeney, Thiele, Townsend, Weinstein |
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Amd S4-104, El L | |
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Requires each polling place to be accessible to physically disabled voters and provides guidelines which shall be in accordance with the accessibility requirements mandated pursuant to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. |
A10946 Actions:
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05/04/2010 | referred to election law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/12/2010 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/17/2010 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/17/2010 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/17/2010 | rules report cal.44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/17/2010 | ordered to third reading rules cal.44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/17/2010 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/17/2010 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/17/2010 | REFERRED TO ELECTIONS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2010 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S7860 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2010 | 3RD READING CAL.940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2010 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/10/2010 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
09/07/2010 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
09/17/2010 | signed chap.505 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
09/17/2010 | approval memo.32 |
A10946 Floor Votes:
ER
Abbate
ER
Carrozza
Yes
Gabryszak
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Murray
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Alessi
Yes
Castelli
Yes
Galef
Yes
Koon
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Sayward
Yes
Alfano
Yes
Castro
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lancman
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Amedore
Yes
Christensen
Yes
Gianaris
ER
Latimer
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Clark
Yes
Gibson
Yes
Lavine
Yes
O'Mara
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Colton
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schroeder
Yes
Bacalles
Yes
Conte
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Parment
Yes
Scozzafava
Yes
Ball
ER
Cook
Yes
Gordon
Yes
Lopez PD
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez VJ
Yes
Peoples
Yes
Spano
Yes
Barra
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Perry
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barron
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magee
Yes
Pheffer
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hayes
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Powell
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Benjamin
ER
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Maisel
Yes
Pretlow
ER
Thiele
Yes
Bing
Yes
DelMonte
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quinn
Yes
Titone
Yes
Boyland
Yes
DenDekker
ER
Hikind
Yes
Mayersohn
Yes
Rabbitt
Yes
Titus
Yes
Boyle
Yes
Destito
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Tobacco
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hoyt
Yes
McEneny
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Towns
Yes
Brodsky
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Hyer Spencer
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Reilich
Yes
Townsend
Yes
Brook Krasny
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jacobs
Yes
Meng
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burling
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Miller JM
Yes
Rivera J
ER
Weisenberg
Yes
Butler
Yes
Espaillat
Yes
Jeffries
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Rivera N
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Farrell
Yes
John
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rivera PM
ER
Wright
Yes
Calhoun
Yes
Fields
Yes
Jordan
Yes
Molinaro
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Camara
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Canestrari
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kellner
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Russell
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A10946 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10946 IN ASSEMBLY May 4, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, WEISENBERG, JOHN, WRIGHT, PAULIN, ESPAIL- LAT, TITUS, KAVANAGH, BROOK-KRASNY, KELLNER, SPANO, SCHIMEL, GORDON, BENJAMIN, LATIMER, ZEBROWSKI, MAISEL, ALESSI, MAGNARELLI, TITONE, PHEFFER, TOWNS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BENEDETTO, BING, BOYLAND, BRENNAN, BRODSKY, CALHOUN, CANESTRARI, CARROZZA, CASTRO, CHRISTENSEN, CLARK, COLTON, COOK, CUSICK, CYMBROWITZ, DelMONTE, DESTITO, DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT, FARRELL, FIELDS, FINCH, GALEF, GIANARIS, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, HEASTIE, HEVESI, HOYT, JACOBS, JEFFRIES, KOON, LAVINE, LENTOL, LIFTON, LUPARDO, MAGEE, MARKEY, McENENY, M. MILLER, MILLMAN, MOLINARO, MONTESANO, MORELLE, ORTIZ, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, PRETLOW, RAMOS, REILLY, J. RIVERA, P. RIVERA, ROBINSON, ROSENTHAL, SAYWARD, SCARBOROUGH, SCHROEDER, SKAR- TADOS, SWEENEY, THIELE, TOWNSEND, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring polling plac- es to be accessible to physically disabled voters The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 4-104 of the election law, as 2 amended by chapter 580 of the laws of 1995, is amended and two new 3 subdivisions 1-b and 1-c are added to read as follows: 4 1-a. Each polling place shall [have at least one entrance that5provides access, by ramp or otherwise, to physically disabled voters,6provided, however, that this requirement may be waived in writing by the7county board of elections upon a petition to the board by the legisla-8tive body of the city or town designating such polling places showing9good and sufficient cause. In the city of New York and in counties in10which polling places are designated by the board of elections, the board11shall specify in writing why it has determined that it is unable to12comply with the provisions of this subdivision. Such petition, waiver,13and written determination, as provided for in this subdivision, shall be14filed in the office of the board and be available for public inspection.15Such a waiver may be granted and filed or such a written determination16may be filed only where the board of elections determines, with regardEXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00578-05-0A. 10946 2 1to each specific polling place for which a waiver is sought or a written2determination is to be filed, (1) that an alternative accessible polling3place is not reasonably available in the election district or a contig-4uous election district and that specific efforts were undertaken in5cooperation with persons with disabilities who have contacted the legis-6lative body of the city or town which requested such waiver or the board7of elections which filed such written determination to locate such an8alternative accessible polling place and such efforts are listed in the9petition or written determination, (2) that compliance with the polling10place accessibility requirements of this subdivision would require that11unreasonable expenses be incurred and paid, pursuant to section 4-136 of12this article and that specific information regarding expenses for13compliance is listed in the petition or written determination, and (3)14that substantial efforts will be undertaken in cooperation with persons15with disabilities who have contacted the legislative body of the city or16town which requested such waiver or the board of elections which filed17such written determination during the period for which the waiver is18effective to achieve compliance with the polling place accessibility19requirements of this subdivision and that the specific substantial20efforts to be undertaken to achieve compliance are listed in the peti-21tion or written determination. For purposes of this subdivision, the22term "persons with disabilities" shall mean persons with disabilities23who shall be entitled to vote in the election district for which a waiv-24er is sought and service centers for independent living established25pursuant to article twenty-three-A of the education law and other enti-26ties which represent the interests of persons with disabilities. A27request for a waiver shall be filed at the same time that the list of28polling places is submitted to or established by the board of elections.29The board of elections shall forthwith prepare a list of all election30districts for which a waiver is sought or a written determination filed.31Such list together with all such petitions for waiver and written deter-32minations shall be public records at the office of the board of33elections. Not later than May seventh of each year, the board of34elections shall mail a copy of said list by first class mail to every35person who has made a written request for such list within the two36preceding calendar years. The board of elections shall either grant or37deny the waiver no later than June first of the year in which the38request is made. The state board of elections shall promulgate regu-39lations necessary to ensure proper execution of the provisions of this40subdivision] be accessible to citizens with disabilities and comply with 41 the accessibility guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 42 1990. The state board of elections shall publish and distribute to each 43 board of elections with the power to designate poll sites, a concise, 44 non-technical guide describing standards for poll site accessibility, 45 including a polling site access survey instrument, in accordance with 46 the Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines (ADAAG) and 47 methods to comply with such standards. Such guide and procedures shall 48 be developed in consultation with persons, groups or entities with know- 49 ledge about public access as the state board of elections shall deter- 50 mine appropriate. 51 1-b. The county board of elections shall cause an access survey to be 52 conducted for every polling site to verify substantial compliance with 53 the accessibility standards cited in this section. Completed surveys 54 shall be submitted to the state board of elections and kept on file as a 55 public record by each county. Each polling site shall be evaluated prior 56 to its designation or upon changes to the facility. A site designated asA. 10946 3 1 a polling place prior to the effective date of this subdivision shall be 2 evaluated within two years of the effective date of this subdivision by 3 an individual qualified to determine whether or not such site meets the 4 existing state and federal accessibility standards. Any polling place 5 deemed not to meet the existing accessibility standards must make neces- 6 sary changes and/or modifications, or be moved to a verified accessible 7 polling place within six months. 8 1-c. The state board of elections shall promulgate any rules and regu- 9 lations necessary to implement the provisions of this section. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the fifteenth of December next 11 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective imme- 12 diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation 13 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 14 authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such 15 effective date.