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NY A01244
Bill
Status
1/13/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jonathan Jacobson
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AI Summary
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Board of elections employees are prohibited from engaging in trades or businesses that create actual or potential conflicts of interest, including maintaining financial interests in or employment with vendors providing services to candidates, election consultants, direct mail companies, digital marketing companies, or sellers of voting machines and election equipment.
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Board of elections employees must take unpaid leave once they file to become a candidate for an office overseen by their board, except they may remain on payroll for up to 90 days before a general election if no primary election exists for that office.
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A board of elections employee is considered a candidate upon filing a designating or nominating petition, or accepting a nomination where petitions are not required, and may return to payroll after their candidacy ends or election results are certified, whichever comes first.
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Violations of these conflict of interest provisions are grounds for discipline by the board of elections, including removal of the employee.
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Membership in county committees, state committees, party delegate positions, or endorsing candidates as part of party duties does not constitute a conflict of interest under this law.
Legislative Description
Prohibits conflicts of interest among board of elections employees; prevents a board of elections employee from remaining on the board of elections payroll while also a candidate for an office who has an election overseen by the board at which they are employed; allows for a member to remain on the board until 90 days before the general election if there is no primary for such office.
Last Action
substituted by s612d
6/3/2024