New York S 699: Relates to the exercise of powers and duties of the board of elections of the city of New York and its executive management

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S00699 Summary:

BILL NOS00699 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01852

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SPONSORKRUEGER

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COSPNSRHOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, MAY, RIVERA

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3-200, 3-204, 3-212, 3-300 & 4-136, El L

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Relates to the exercise of powers and duties of the board of elections of the city of New York and its executive management; provides for equal representation among certain employees of the board of elections; relates to qualification and removal of certain employees of the board of elections.

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BILL NOS00699 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

02/10/20251ST REPORT CAL.291

02/11/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/12/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/28/2025PASSED SENATE

05/28/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/28/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 699

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, MAY, RIVERA -- 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 the exercise of powers
 and duties of the board of elections of the city of New York and its
 executive management

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

 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the
 2 contrary, on the effective date of this act the term of each commission-
 3 er of the New York City Board of Elections, or any vacant position,
 4 shall be deemed expired, and each such commissioner or vacant position
 5 shall be replaced with new appointments made pursuant to this section.
 6 In the city of New York, the county committee of each major political
 7 party shall, within sixty days after the effective date of this act,
 8 file a certificate of party recommendation with the clerk of the city
 9 council of the city of New York recommending one qualified individual
 10 for consideration to serve as a commissioner of elections. The city
 11 council shall immediately, or as soon as practicable but no more than
 12 thirty days thereafter, hold a public hearing on such recommendations,
 13 and provided further, no more than thirty days thereafter confirm two
 14 qualified individuals for such positions, who shall succeed those indi-
 15 viduals whose terms shall have expired pursuant to this section.
 16 § 2. The section heading and subdivision 3 of section 3-200 of the
 17 election law, the section heading as amended by chapter 373 of the laws
 18 of 1978, are amended to read as follows:
 19 Boards of elections; creation, qualifications of commissioners,
 20 removal; additional qualifications and training in the city of New York.
 21 3. In the city of New York the board shall consist of [ten] two
 22 commissioners of election who [shall be registered voters in the county

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02471-01-5

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 1 for which they are appointed and they] shall be appointed by the city
 2 council of the city of New York. [Not more than two commissioners shall
 3 be registered voters of the same county] No two commissioners may be
 4 residents of the same county or registered voters of the same party.
 5 § 3. Subdivisions 2 and 4 of section 3-204 of the election law, subdi-
 6 vision 2 as amended by chapter 453 of the laws of 1997, and subdivision
 7 4 as amended by chapter 116 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as
 8 follows:
 9 2. (a) Party recommendations for election commissioner shall be made
 10 by the county committee or by such other committee as the rules of the
 11 party may provide, by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the
 12 members of such committee at which a quorum is present. If at any time a
 13 vacancy occurs in the office of any election commissioner other than by
 14 expiration of term of office, party recommendations to fill such