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NY A01525
Bill
Status
10/29/2019
Primary Sponsor
David Buchwald
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AI Summary
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Expands eligibility for election watchers to include political committees supporting or opposing ballot proposals at general, special, town, and village elections.
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Separates primary election watcher rules into a distinct provision, allowing any party committee and any candidate on the ballot to appoint three watchers per election district.
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Maintains the limit of three watchers per election district at any one time, with no more than one allowed within the guard rail simultaneously.
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Changes watcher appointment authority from "chairman or secretary" to "chair or other officer" of the appointing party, committee, or independent body.
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Requires watchers to be qualified voters of the city or county where they serve and prohibits candidates running in that election district from serving as watchers.
Legislative Description
Relates to watchers during election; provides that any candidate on the ballot and any political committee may have for each election district three watchers at any one time, not more than one of whom may be within the guard rail at any one time.
Last Action
signed chap.418
10/29/2019