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NY S03141

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

10/29/2019

Primary Sponsor

Zellnor Myrie

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for appointing election watchers to include political committees supporting or opposing ballot proposals at general, special, town, and village elections
  • Creates separate provisions for primary elections allowing any party committee and any candidate on the ballot to each appoint three watchers per election district
  • Maintains the limit of three watchers per election district at any one time, with no more than one positioned within the guard rail
  • Changes appointment authority language from "chairman or secretary" to "chair or other officer" of the appointing entity
  • Requires watcher appointments to be made by written certificate delivered to an election inspector, and maintains qualification that watchers must be registered voters of the county or city where they serve

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

Committee Referrals

Elections5/29/2019
Election Law1/15/2019
Rules6/11/2019
Elections2/4/2019

Full Bill Text

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