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NY A07580

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/14/2021

Primary Sponsor

Sandra Galef

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Removes prohibition on designating businesses licensed to sell alcoholic beverages as polling places for voter registration and voting.

  • Prohibits public school buildings from being designated as early voting polling locations, while allowing their use for regular polling places.

  • Changes requirement that tax-exempt buildings or entities receiving over $1 million in annual state grant funding be used "whenever possible" as polling places to "shall be used" unless the owner demonstrates significant incompatibility with the entity's primary function.

  • Requires boards of elections to designate public buildings as polling places to the extent practicable when additional polling places are needed.

Legislative Description

Relates to designating early polling places.

Last Action

referred to election law

1/5/2022

Committee Referrals

Election Law5/14/2021

Full Bill Text

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