New York A 8619: Relates to allowing poll workers to be from any political party

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A08619 Summary:

BILL NOA08619 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08183

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SPONSORNorber

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd 3-300, Vil L; amd 3, Pub Off L

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Exempts persons holding the office of clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk in the village of Baxter Estates from the requirement that such person be a resident of the political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which such person shall be chosen or within which such person's official functions are required to be exercised.

Go to top A08619 Actions:

BILL NOA08619 

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05/22/2025referred to local governments

06/05/2025reported referred to ways and means

06/06/2025reported referred to rules

06/12/2025reported 

06/12/2025rules report cal.684

06/12/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.684

06/13/2025substituted by s8183

&nbspS08183 AMEND= MARTINS

&nbsp05/19/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp06/12/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/12/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2014

&nbsp06/13/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/13/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/13/2025substituted for a8619

&nbsp06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.684

&nbsp06/13/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/13/2025returned to senate

&nbsp09/05/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp09/10/2025SIGNED CHAP.409

Go to topA08619 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Chair:Jones 
DATE:06/05/2025AYE/NAY:19/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means JonesAyeBrownAye

RamosExcusedFriendAye

WoernerAyeManktelowAye

JacobsonAyeGallahanAye

ClarkAyeSimpsonAye

ConradAyeBeephanAye

RiveraAye

LevenbergAye

ShimskyAye

ShresthaAye

SchiavoniAye

WiederAye

KassayAye

O'PharrowAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/06/2025AYE/NAY:35/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

JacksonAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

AndersonAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

LavineAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

WrightAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/12/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA08619 Floor&nbspVotes:

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Go to topA08619 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8619

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 22, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. NORBER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the village law and the public officers law, in relation
 to residency requirements for clerk-treasurer or deputy clerk in the
 village of Baxter Estates

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3-300 of the village law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 36 to read as follows:
 3 36. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter or any other gener-
 4 al law, local law, ordinance or special act, the village board of trus-
 5 tees of the incorporated village of Baxter Estates, Nassau county, may,
 6 by resolution, provide that the office of village clerk-treasurer or
 7 deputy clerk of such village may be held by a person who is not a resi-
 8 dent of such village, provided that such person resides in the county of
 9 Nassau or in an adjoining county within the state of New York.
 10 § 2. Section 3 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
 11 subdivision 76 to read as follows:
 12 76. In the village of Baxter Estates, in the county of Nassau, the
 13 provisions of this section requiring a person to be a resident of the
 14 political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state for which
 15 such per