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NY S00852
Bill
Status
3/3/2023
Primary Sponsor
James Skoufis
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AI Summary
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Amends Election Law Section 4-102(5)(e) to expand the digital file formats that boards of elections must use when making congressional, senatorial, assembly, and election district maps available for download.
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Replaces the requirement to provide maps in "a downloadable Shapefile format" with multiple GIS-compatible formats including shapefile, geodatabase, KML, and other similar vector-based GIS file types.
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Requires boards of elections to continue posting maps on their websites while making them available in the expanded digital formats.
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Takes effect on the same date as the 2022 law (S.4591-A and A.831-A) that originally established the map accessibility requirements.
Legislative Description
Relates to the accessibility of congressional, senatorial, assembly and election district maps in downloadable digital file formats compatible with geographic information (GIS) software.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.89
3/3/2023