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History
- Vetoed memo.6816
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.942
- Substituted for A1458
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 42–19
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.631
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- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to elections
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Requires the board of elections in the city of New York to maintain voting machine storage and preparation facility in each borough of the city
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Keith L.T. Wright
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Title of bill
An act to amend the election law, in relation to maintenance requirements for the board of elections in the city of New York
Purpose
The bill requires the board of elections in the city of New York to maintain a voting machine storage and preparation facility in each borough of the city.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends Election Law section 3-214(1) to require that the board of elections in New York City not only maintain a headquarters office in the borough of Manhattan, and an office in each borough of the city, but also that it maintain a voting machine storage and preparation facility in each borough.
Section 2: Provides for the Act to take effect immediately.
Existing law
Under current law, Section 3-214(1) requires the board to maintain an office in each of the five boroughs, and it makes no mention of storage and preparation facilities for the new optical scan voting systems and ballot marking devices that have been or are being acquired.
Justification
The bill clearly and explicitly directs the Board of Elections in the city of New York City establish and maintain both an office and a voting machine storage and preparation facility in each borough of the city.
Nearly one-third of the voting machines in New York City are required to be delivered to private sites that require delivery on the day before Election Day and require pick up on the day after it. In order to adequately administer elections, voting machines should be stored in the borough where they are to be used and may need repair or replacement on or around Election Day. Currently, there are storage facilities for voting machines in each of the boroughs, and they are being retrofitted to accommodate the needs of the new voting systems as necessary. This bill requires that the existing system of having voting machine storage and preparation facilities in each of the boroughs be maintained in order of to minimize logistical problems related to their transportation, maintenance and repair.
Legislative history
SENATE
2007-08: S.300 Referred to Elections 2005-06: S.3630 Referred to Elections
ASSEMBLY
2009: A.1509 Third Reading 2008: A.1045 Third Reading 2007: A.1045 Referred to Election Law 2006: A.6813 Referred to Election Law 2005: A.6813 Third Reading FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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