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S966Senate2011-2012 Session

Eliminates the requirement for the use of electronic voting machines during village and fire district elections

Sponsor Owen H. JohnsonSD-4+2 co-sponsorsAffects Public Safety & Consumer Affairs
Status
Stricken
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Elections

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Primary sponsor
Owen H. Johnson

Senator · Senate District 4

History

  1. Recommit, enacting clause stricken
  2. Referred to elections

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S966

Title of bill

An act to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing village elections to be conducted on mechanical lever voting machines; and to amend the town law, in relation to authorizing the use of mechanical lever voting machines at fire district elections

Purpose

This bill would allow village and fire districts to use mechanical1ever voting machines during village and fire district elections.

Summary of provisions

Section 1 of the Bill amends subdivision 1 of section 7-200 of the election law to allow the use of mechanical lever voting machines for village elections.

Section 2 of the Bill amends subdivision 1 of section 7-203 of the election law to allow the use of mechanical lever voting machines for village elections.

Section 3 of the Bill amends subdivision 29 of section 176 of the town law to allow the use of mechanical lever voting machines for fire district elections.

Justification

The cost to villages and fire districts for the use of the new optical voting machines and/or the creation of paper ballots is cost prohibitive. This bill would allow villages and fire districts to use the mechanical lever machines used in past elections, thus saving local villages and fire districts the costs associated with the use of the new machines or paper ballots.

Legislative history

New Legislation.

Fiscal implications

None to the state.

Local fiscal implications

Savings to Villages and Fire Districts.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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