New York A 473: Requires the secretary of state to compile, make public and keep current certain information about state boards

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A00473 Summary:

BILL NOA00473 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRCarroll R, Hevesi, Lunsford, Dinowitz, Simon, Epstein, Taylor, Seawright, Shrestha, Davila, Cruz,
 Simone, Reyes

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §8-501, El L

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Establishes a nonpartisan poll monitoring program.

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BILL NOA00473 

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01/08/2025referred to election law

01/07/2026referred to election law

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 473

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, R. CARROLL, HEVESI, LUNSFORD, DINOWITZ,
 SIMON, EPSTEIN, TAYLOR, SEAWRIGHT, SHRESTHA, DAVILA, CRUZ, SIMONE,
 REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to establishing nonparti-
 san poll monitors

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

 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 8-501
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 8-501. Nonpartisan poll monitor. 1. For the purposes of this
 4 section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Civic organization" shall mean any corporation, unincorporated
 6 association, or organization that:
 7 (i) consists of citizens interested in providing voter information and
 8 education, the protection of individual voters' rights, and the
 9 promotion of free and equal election;
 10 (ii) as part of its written articles of incorporation, bylaws, or
 11 charter or by separate written declaration, has among its stated
 12 purposes the provision of voter information and education, the
 13 protection of individual voters' rights, and the promotion of free,
 14 fair, accessible and secure elections;
 15 (iii) is organized or primarily conducts its activities within the
 16 state of New York; and
 17 (iv) continuously maintains an office or business location within the
 18 state of New York, together with a current listed telephone number for
 19 no less than one year prior to filing the statement specified in subdi-
 20 vision four of this section.
 21 (b) "Ballot issue committee" shall mean a political committee formed
 22 to promote the success or defeat of any ballot proposal.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02091-01-5

 A. 473 2

 1 2. In addition to the watchers appointed pursuant to section 8-500 of
 2 this title, nonpartisan poll monitors may be appointed by a civic organ-
 3 ization or a ballot issue committee.
 4 3. Each civic organization and each ballot issue committee shall be
 5 entitled to appoint no more than two nonpartisan poll monitors per poll-
 6 ing place.
 7 4. Not less than thirty-two days and not more than forty-five days
 8 before the first election for which the organization or committee plans
 9 to appoint nonpartisan poll monitors, the state board of elections shall
 10 receive a statement from any organization or ballot issue committee
 11 desiring to appoint nonpartisan poll monitors setting forth the inten-
 12 tion of the organization or committee to appoint nonpartisan poll moni-
 13 tors.
 14 (a) The statement shall be signed and sworn to by the chief presiding
 15 officer, the secretary, or some other officer of the organization or
 16 committee and shall set forth:
 17 (i) the reason why the organization or committee claims the right to
 18 appoint nonpartisan poll monitors;
 19 (ii) the names and addresses of its principal officers;
 20 (iii) a statement specifying the civic organization or ballot issue
 21 committee's office address, phone number and an email to which all
 22 future communications shall be addressed; and
 23 (iv) verification of length of time it has maintained an office and
 24 phone in New York, if a civic organization or, if a ballot issue commit-
 25 tee, verifying that it has satisfied its filing obligations under
 26 section 14-118 of this chapter.
 27 (b) Such statement shall also be accompanied by:
 28 (i) a copy of the instructional mat