STATE OF NEW YORK
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2452
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 25, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. JORDAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing election
commissioners flexibility to designate how many election inspectors
are needed at poll sites
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 3-400 of the election law
2 are amended to read as follows:
3 1. There shall be for each election district of the state [four] a
4 sufficient number of election inspectors. Each poll site shall have a
5 minimum of four election inspectors; provided, however, that there shall
6 be a minimum of two election inspectors at a poll site located in a
7 district with fewer than one hundred fifty registered voters.
8 2. At every general election in each election district where two
9 voting machines are used, there shall be two clerks in addition to the
10 [four] inspectors of election, except that in an election district
11 located in a town, where one voting machine is used, the town board may
12 direct the board of elections to appoint not more than two clerks in
13 such district if in the discretion of such board the service of such
14 clerk or clerks is reasonably necessary for the proper conduct of the
15 election. In each election district where paper ballots, in addition to
16 one voting machine, are used at a general election, there shall be two
17 clerks in addition to the [four] inspectors of election. In each
18 election district where paper ballots, in addition to more than one
19 voting machine are used at a general election there shall be four clerks
20 in addition to the [four] inspectors. The duties of such clerks shall be
21 such as shall be prescribed by the board of elections and they shall
22 serve at the general election only. When deemed necessary in any
23 election or primary, the board of election may require additional poll
24 clerks to be designated in any election district.
25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05226-01-9
