Relates to election inspectors at poll sites; requires at least one inspector of each major political party to be present at all times polls are open; does not require the same inspectors to be there the entire time.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2793
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 17, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. AKSHAR -- 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 election inspectors at
poll sites
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-400 of the election law, as
2 added by chapter 5 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
3 7. The board of elections may employ election inspectors to work half-
4 day shifts with adjusted compensation, provided, however, that at least
5 one inspector from each of the two major political parties is present at
6 the poll site [for the entire time] at all times that the polls are
7 open. Each county board of elections shall prescribe the necessary
8 rules and procedures to ensure proper poll site operation.
9 § 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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