What's happening
This bill requires county boards of elections to report on assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks, specifying unfilled positions and recruitment efforts.
Why it matters
Increases transparency and accountability. by requiring boards of elections to publicly detail not only assignments but also gaps in staffing at poll sites, helping identify areas at risk of being understaffed on Election Day.
Highlights recruitment challenges. by mandating documentation of efforts made to fill unassigned inspector and poll clerk positions, potentially drawing attention to systemic staffing shortages or recruitment obstacles.
Promotes timely intervention. by setting a deadline (one month before the election) for reporting, giving state officials and the public a window to address unfilled positions and avoid last-minute staffing crises at polling locations.
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Report Poll Worker Assignments
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to elections
- Referred to elections
Full text
1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗
STATE OF NEW YORK
5608
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 20, 2017
Introduced by Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the preparation of reports on assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3-401 of the election law, as added by chapter 90 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
4. Any county board of elections appointing election coordinators and in the city of New York, the board of elections of the city of New York, shall prepare a report detailing assignments and duties to be delegated to election coordinators. Any county board of elections appointing election coordinators and in the city of New York, the board of elections of the city of New York, shall prepare a report detailing assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks, and shall specifically enumerate the poll sites for which election inspectors or poll clerks have not yet been assigned, detailing the efforts made to date to fill those assignments. Said [report] reports shall be filed with the state board of elections no later than one month prior to the election at which election coordinators, election inspectors and poll clerks are to be assigned.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10938-01-7
Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.
Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the election law, in relation to requiring the preparation of reports on assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks
Purpose or general idea of bill
To require the preparation of reports on assignments of election inspectors and poll clerks.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends subdivision 4 of § 3-401 of the Election Law to require county Boards of Elections to prepare reports detailing the assignments of poll workers, the poll sites that have not been assigned poll workers and the efforts made to fill those assignments.
Section 2 contains the effective date.
Justification
Currently, Boards of Elections prepare reports detailing the duties of some poll workers. Those reports should also include a report of which positions have not been filled and what the Board is doing to fill those positions to increase accountability for poll worker recruitment.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This bill would take effect immediately.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.