Int 2314-2021

Posting estimated wait times to vote at polling places during elections.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 2021-05-12

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2021-05-12Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the New York City Board of Elections to post on its website estimated current wait times to vote at each polling place in the City during elections, including general elections, special elections, primary elections and early voting days. The estimated wait times would be required to be updated every 30 minutes from the time the polling places open until closing.

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.

How it compares

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13 passed · 37 died

This bill: 233 days in committee

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Sponsors (2)

Rafael Salamanca, Jr.(prime)

Ben Kallos

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council

2021-05-12 · City Council

ActionReferred to Comm by Council

2021-05-12 · City Council

ClosedFiled (End of Session)

2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2021-05-12 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -

Attachments (5)

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-h to read as follows: � 1057-h. Requirement to post estimated voting wait times. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Early voting. The term "early voting" means voting in the manner authorized by title VI of article eight of the election law. Early voting period. The term "early voting period" means the period during which early voting is permitted pursuant to subdivision 1 of section 8-600 of the election law. b. Posting wait times required. For any primary, general or special election, including during an early voting period, the New York city board of elections shall post on its website the estimated current wait times to vote at each polling place in the city. Such estimated wait times shall be posted beginning from the time that a polling place opens each day until the time of closing, and shall be updated every 30 minutes. � 2. This local law takes effect 60 days after it becomes law. JB LS #16485 3/8/21 1 1