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Relates to the reimbursement to counties and the city of New York of the costs associated with administering primary elections
In Assembly Committee · Election Law · Sponsor Felix Ortiz
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BILL NUMBER:S6417
Title of bill
An act to amend the election law, in relation to the reimbursement to counties and the city of New York of the costs associated with administering primary elections
Purpose
The bill will require the state to reimburse counties and the city of New York for the costs of conducting the September primary in even numbered election years.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends Section 6-160 of the election law by adding a new subdivision three, requiring the state to reimburse the counties and city of New York for the costs associated with administering the September primaries in even numbered election years. It further sets forth the reimbursable expenses, and the mechanisms through which counties may apply to the state board of elections for reimbursement. It sets the reimbursement rate at 100% of the approved expenditures, and authorizes the state board of elections to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to fulfill the law.
Justification
Under the Federal Military Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act, state are required to set primary elections dates that allow members of the military and overseas citizens to register and vote with sufficient time for their ballots to be sent, delivered, cast, returned and counted.
To comply with those requirements, New York State was required to hold separate primaries for federal (Congress and U.S. Senate) elections, in addition to those for the state and local elections on the November ballot in 2012, having been granted a waiver for the 2010 elections.
With the 2014 elections pending, U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe (N.D.N.Y.) has ordered, as part of the decision in the matter of The United States of America v. State of New York, that this year's primary for federal offices are to be conducted on June 24, 2014.
Should New York State not change the date of the state and local primary to June 24, 2014, to coincide with the required federal primary date, the result will be two complete election cycles, including petitioning, machine set up and programming, election day voting procedures and canvas and re-canvas processes.
The estimated cost of the second primary, with all expenses included, would be approximately $50,000,000 to the counties of New York and New York City.
This is an unfunded and unnecessary mandate that not only affects our counties and New York City, but also impedes the ability of nearly 50,000 New Yorkers, including more than 10,000 active military men and women, to have their votes properly cast and counted.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
Estimated to be approximately $50,000,000
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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