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NY A07963

Bill

Status

Introduced

8/18/2023

Primary Sponsor

Jo Simon

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires county boards of elections and the New York City Board of Elections to prepare reports detailing assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks, specifically enumerating unfilled poll sites and efforts made to fill them, to be filed with the state board of elections one month before elections.

  • Mandates that boards of elections appoint election inspectors, poll clerks, and election coordinators from the "Additional Inspector List" to fill vacancies listed in the report, with appointments to be made no later than 20 days before the election.

  • Establishes a priority system for filling vacancies at polling places: first from the Additional Inspector List, and only after that list is exhausted, from qualified voters of the same city or town and political party.

  • Applies the Additional Inspector List appointment requirement to all emergency vacancy situations, including when inspectors are absent, two inspectors of the same party are absent, or poll clerks are absent.

Legislative Description

Relates to the appointment of election inspectors and poll clerks; provides that each board of elections submit a report detailing assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks; provides that each board of elections be required to fill vacancies by appointing individuals that appear on the additional inspector list.

Last Action

referred to election law

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Election Law8/18/2023

Full Bill Text

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