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NY S00612
Bill
Status
12/21/2024
Primary Sponsor
Shelley Mayer
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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, with exceptions for district leaders under section 2-110.
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Board of elections employees cannot maintain financial interests, directly or indirectly, in companies providing services to candidates in elections overseen by their office, including printing, consulting, direct mail, and digital marketing companies.
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Board of elections employees cannot maintain financial interests in or be employed by vendors selling voting machines, electronic pollbooks, printers, or other technical or electronic equipment.
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Board of elections employees must take unpaid leave status upon becoming a candidate for an office with an election overseen by their employer, 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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Violations of these conflict of interest provisions are cause for board discipline, including removal; subdivision 1 takes effect one year after enactment while the candidacy provisions take effect immediately.
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
approval memo.100
12/23/2024