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3 Co-sponsors
History
- Substituted by A5707A
- Amended on third reading 5029a
- Vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
- Substitution reconsidered
- Substituted by A5707
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.211
- Referred to elections
- Referred to elections
Companion bill
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Requires owners of buildings receiving state benefits to make available rooms for voting and registration which are accessible to the handicapped
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Helene Weinstein
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5029A
Title of bill
An act to amend the election law, in relation to the use of certain buildings as polling places accessible to persons with disabilities
Purpose or general idea of bill
To expand the pool of available handicapped accessible polling places by mandating that buildings which obtain tax abatements or exemptions or other public benefits must be made available for use as polling places.
Summary of specific provisions
Gives statewide applicability to the provisions of section 4-104 of the Election Law which requires that the owners or operators of any building which obtains a tax abatement or exemption or a subsidy, grant or loan for construction or renovation of the building or operation of a program in the building, must make the building available for use as a polling place if it is designated for that purpose. Buildings used solely for residential purposes which contain twenty-five dwelling units or less are exempt.
Justification
As a result of federal and state statutes, the legislature has established a goal of full polling place accessibility. The Prior amendments to the law partially achieved this goal in our larger cities, where polling places of any kind were not readily available, and where it was very difficult to comply with this goal without relocating at least some polling places to locations which are inconvenient for many of the voters. It has since become evident that the same pressing needs exist in the suburbs of the six largest cities and upstate as well. Over the years the legislature has attempted to improve the situation by mandating, at first, that public schools and, later, that all public buildings must be made available for use as polling places. This bill, hopefully, will expand the pool of available polling places substantially.
Prior legislative history
2009: A.5707 - Passed Assembly 2008: A.3058 - Assembly Election Law 2007: A.3058 - Assembly Election Law 2005-06: A.5845 - Assembly Election Law 2003-04: A.4776 - Assembly Election Law 2001-02: A.4563 - Assembly Election Law 1999-00: A.4760 - Assembly Election Law 1997-98: A.3890 - Assembly Election Law 1995-96: A.6111 - Passed Assembly 1993-94: A.5179 - Passed Assembly 1991-92: A.3868 - Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
December 1st next succceeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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