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Relates to computer programs utilized by the state board of elections
In Assembly Committee · Election Law · Sponsor Brian Kavanagh
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S40
Title of bill
An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring widely compatible software electronic filing of campaign receipts and expenditures
Purpose
This bill would require that the state Board of Elections modify its computer software to allow for the importation of data from any commonly used database programs.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 9-A of §3-102 of the Election Law to require that the state Board of Elections modify its computer software to allow for the importation of data from any commonly used database programs.
Justification
The Board of Elections' current software is antiquated in terms of the capabilities of the products and programs that are available today. The inability of their current program to let filers whether candidates or treasurers - conveniently import data into the BOE's forms from any of the commonly used database programs is a particularly serious yet easily correctable problem.
Candidates and/or the treasurers of their campaigns keep track of reams of information on these programs. The formats of these programs allow candidates and/or their treasurers to easily input the names, addresses and other relevant information on contributions and expenses, and then access it for thank you letters and other contacts, as well as for keeping track of a campaign's finances. As things stand today, however, in preparing the periodic filing statements required by the BOE, all this information has to be reentered by hand onto BOE forms. This is a tedious waste of time, and could be avoided if the program had an up-to-date data import function.
The resistance to requirements to file reports with state government is directly related to the degree to which filing software is up to date and user friendly. This change will move the BOE software in that direction and have a positive effect on both the ease and the willingness to file the information needed to properly monitor the elections process.
Legislative history
2009-10: S.4547 (Squadron) - Elections, A.990 (Kavanagh) - Election Law 2008: A.7490 (Kavanagh) - Election Law 2007: A.7490 (Kavanagh) - Election Law 2006: A.7487 (Grannis) - Passed Assembly 2005: A.7487 (Grannis) - Passed Assembly
Fiscal impact on the state
Minimal.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become law.
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