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A03130 Summary:

BILL NOA03130 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLunsford

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COSPNSRButtenschon

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3-400, 3-402, 3-404, 3-406 & 3-418, El L

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Allows individuals registered with a non-major political party or registered as independent to serve as election inspectors and poll clerks, so long as such individual makes a declaration of which particular party they intend to work on behalf of.

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BILL NOA03130 

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01/23/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3130

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to allowing individuals
 registered with a non-major political party or registered as independ-
 ent to serve as election inspectors and poll clerks in certain circum-
 stances

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 3, 7 and 9 of section 3-400 of the election
 2 law, subdivision 3 as renumbered by chapter 9 of the laws of 1978,
 3 subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 2017, and subdi-
 4 vision 9 as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read
 5 as follows:
 6 3. (a) Appointments to the offices of election inspector or poll clerk
 7 in each election district, shall be equally divided between the major
 8 political parties.
 9 (b) An individual who is registered with a non-major political party
 10 or not registered with any political party may be appointed to the
 11 offices of election inspector or poll clerk on behalf of one of the
 12 major political parties, so long as such individual declares in a clear
 13 and concise manner prior to such appointment which major political party
 14 they will be working on behalf of.
 15 7. The board of elections may employ election inspectors to work split
 16 shifts with adjusted compensation, provided, however, that at least one
 17 inspector from each of the two major political parties, or an individual
 18 working on behalf of one of the two major political parties pursuant to
 19 paragraph (b) of subdivision three of this section, is present at the
 20 poll site for the entire time that the polls are open. Each county board
 21 of elections shall prescribe the necessary rules and procedures to
 22 ensure proper poll site operation.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04389-01-5

 A. 3130 2

 1 9. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this article,
 2 election inspectors or poll clerks, if any, at polling places for early
 3 voting, shall consist of either board of elections employees who shall
 4 be appointed by the commissioners of such board or duly qualified indi-
 5 viduals, appointed in the manner set forth in this section. Appoint-
 6 ments to the offices of election inspector or poll clerk in each polling
 7 place for early voting shall be equally divided between the major poli-
 8 tical parties, provided, however, an individual who is registered with a
 9 non-major political party or not registered with any political party may
 10 be appointed to the offices of election inspector or poll clerk on
 11 behalf of one of the major political parties in each polling place for
 12 early voting, so long as such individual declares in a clear and concise
 13 manner prior to such appointment which major political party they will
 14 be working on behalf of. The board of elections shall assign staff and
 15 provide resources to ensure a voter's wait time to vote at an early
 16 voting site shall not exceed thirty minutes.
 17 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3-402 of the election law is amended to
 18 read as follows:
 19 1. Election inspectors, in performing their duties, shall act as a
 20 board and a majority vote thereof shall be required to decide all ques-
 21 tions. If, however, any inspect