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History
- Referred to election law
Companion bill
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Relates to poll site marking utensils
In Assembly Committee · Election Law · Sponsor Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A10388
Title of bill
An act amend the election law, in relation to poll site marking utensils
Purpose
This bill allows the county boards of elections to provide appropriate marking utensils to mark ballots.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends Election Law section 8-102 subdivision 1 paragraph (g) changing the language from "voting booth" to "privacy booth" and removes the requirement that black lead pencils be supplied for voters, and provides instead that the coun- ty boards supply the voter with pens or appropriate marking utensils.
Section 2 of the bill amends Election Law section 8-312 subdivision 1 to allow county boards of elections to provide appropriate marking utensils for voters to use when marking ballots.
Section 3 of the bill sets forth the effective date.
Justification
Under the existing law, voters are required to be supplied and mark their ballots with a blue or black ink pen, or a black lead pencil, which may not be the most suitable marking instruments for the new paper ballots, or the easiest for the new optical scan machines to accurately read.
This provision was sought by the State Board of Elections in its 2010 Legislative Agenda (SBE 10-12) to grant boards of elections with the discretion to determine the most effective marking utensils for paper ballots and optical scanner voting machines.
Legislative history
New bill in the Assembly; same as S6907 (Addabbo).
Fiscal impact on the state
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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