What's happening
This bill allows boards of elections in New York to create and file alternative, bipartisan poll site staffing plans for greater efficiency.
Why it matters
Allows local boards of elections to propose alternative staffing models. that could make running elections more efficient, rather than being locked into current state-mandated structures.
Requires that any new staffing plan maintains bipartisan oversight. , mandating equal representation of major parties among poll site inspectors, which is key for election integrity and public trust.
Permits consolidation of poll site roles and election districts. for efficiency, provided that the proper counting and reporting of votes by district is not compromised and that all plans comply with existing state regulations (specifically 9 NYCRR 6210.19(c)).
Could help address poll worker shortages and resource constraints. by giving boards more flexibility to allocate staff where needed, potentially reducing costs or bottlenecks without reducing accountability or transparency.
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Let Counties Change Poll Staffing
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to elections
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.514
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to elections
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.463
- Reported
- Reported referred to ways and means
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- Referred to election law
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Allow Flexible Poll Staffing
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Fredrick J. Akshar II
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7383
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 25, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to alternative provisions for poll site staffing
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 3-500 to read as follows:
§ 3-500. Alternative poll site staffing plan. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of title four of this article, a board of elections may design an alternative poll site staffing plan to more efficiently conduct an election in accordance with this section. Such alternative poll site staffing plan must be filed with the state board of elections.
2. An alternative staffing plan shall provide for at least four inspectors, equally divided among the major parties, to be assigned to each poll site, and all staffing must be likewise bipartisan. An alternative staffing plan may consolidate election district and poll site staffing functions to efficiently conduct an election pursuant to this chapter, provided the tabulation of votes by election district shall not be impaired unless consolidation of election districts for an election is otherwise permitted by this chapter, and such staffing plan complies with 9 NYCRR 6210.19(c).
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11061-01-7
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