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- Recommit, enacting clause stricken
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BILL NUMBER:S5147
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 359 of the laws of 2010 amending the education law relating to the use of lever voting machines; to amend chapter 3 of the laws of 2011 amending the election law relating to the number and use of voting machines in village elections; and to amend chapter 170 of the laws of 2011 amending the town law relating to the types of voting machines used in certain elections, in relation to extending the provisions of such chapters
Purpose
To allow for the continued use of lever voting machines for school districts, villages and special districts in their respective local elections until December 31, 2016 and require a report by the State Board of Elections.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 extends by two years the sunset date of Chapter 359 of the laws of 2010, allowing school districts to continue using lever voting machines in their elections until December 31, 2016.
Section 2 extends by two years the sunset date of Chapter 3 of the laws of 2011, allowing villages to continue using lever voting machines in their elections until December 31, 2016.
Section 3 extends by two years the sunset date of Chapter 170 of the laws of 2011, allowing fire districts and special improvement districts to continue to use lever voting machines in their local elections until December 31, 2016.
Section 4 requires the State Board of Election to submit a report.
Section 5 sets the effective date.
Justification
There is a preference amongst school districts, villages and special districts to continue to use lever-style voting machines in their elections for one additional year, until December 31,2016. These various localities cite the cost of using the optical scan machines as well as their availability from county boards of elections as the motivation behind this two year extension.
Chapter 359 of the laws of 2010 and Chapters 3 and 170 of the laws of 2011 offered a solution to authorize the use of lever-style voting machines as a cost-effective means to continue operating local elections at reasonable rates for a limited time. This legislation extends that time by two years. This legislation does not impose any obligation on the boards of elections to maintain care, custody or control of lever voting machines or to provide entities with such voting machines for their elections.
Legislative history
The provisions of this bill were previously chaptered in Chapter 359 of the laws of 2010, Chapter 3 of the laws of 2011and Chapter 170 of the laws of 2011.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
This Act shall take effect immediately
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