Bill Text: NY S03007 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3007 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Permits boards of elections to allow election inspectors to work split shifts, their compensation shall be prorated accordingly.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO ELECTIONS [S03007 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S03007-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3007
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 2, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sens. YOUNG, DeFRANCISCO, MARCHIONE, RANZENHOFER -- read
         twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
         Committee on Elections
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the election law, in relation to permitting election
         inspectors to split shifts
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  7  of  section 3-400 of the election law, as
    2  added by chapter 5 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
    3    7. [The] EVERY board of  elections  may  [employ]  AUTHORIZE  election
    4  inspectors  to  work  [half-day]  SPLIT  shifts with [adjusted] PRORATED
    5  compensation, provided, however, that at least one inspector  from  each
    6  of  the  two major political parties is present at the poll site for the
    7  entire time that the polls are open.   Each county  board  of  elections
    8  shall prescribe the necessary rules and procedures to ensure proper poll
    9  site operation.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   11  it  shall  have  become  a law; provided that each board of elections is
   12  authorized to promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions
   13  of this act on or before such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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