Int 1840-2019
Voting machine technicians on election days.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 2019-12-19
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2019-12-19Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the New York City Board of Elections to assign at least one voting machine technician for every five poll sites on an election day, and for such technician to be located within proximity to such poll sites while they are open.
Committee on Governmental Operations — Municipal governmental structure and organization, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Community Boards, Tax Commission, Board of Standards and Appeals, Campaign Finance Board, Board of Elections, Voter Assistance Commission, Commission on Public Information and Communication, Department of Records and Information Services, Financial Information Services Agency and Law Department.
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7 passed · 43 died
This bill: 742 days in committee
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Sponsors (4)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-12-19 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-12-19 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2019-12-19 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 1840
- Int. No. 1840
- December 19, 2019 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-19-19
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - December 19, 2019
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 46 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 1057-g, to read as follows:
�1057-g. Voting machine technicians. For the day of any primary, run-off primary, general or special election, the board of elections in the city of New York shall appoint and assign no less than one voting machine technician, as described in section 3-302 of the election law, for every five poll sites, for the purposes of repairing voting machines at such poll sites during the time such poll sites are open and to be located within reasonable proximity to such poll sites for the duration of such day of election.
� 2. This local law takes immediately.
BJR
LS # 8945
2/19/19
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