The following is a brief description of the New York State Board of Elections Legislative proposals to address the Administration of Elections for 2016.
SBOE 16-02 - Election Day Start Time for Poll Workers: Would require that poll workers be to the poll site 1 (as opposed to 1/2) hour prior to the opening of the polls on Election Day.
SBOE 16-03 - Elimination of Party Emblem: Removes the requirement to put the party emblem in the candidate square on a ballot allowing the county boards more flexibility in ballot design.
SBOE 16-04 - Eliminates Conflicting Provisions Related to Absentee Ballot Counting: Harmonizes statute to consistently reflect recently enacted requirement that absentee ballots are not counted at the poll sites.
SBOE 16-06 - Repeals Language Relating to Poll Sites Charges: This would repeal the provisions of the Election Law which allow increased costs that are charged for accessible poll sites. All sites must be accessible.
SBOE 16-07 - Eliminates Need to Publish Candidate Residences: This would eliminate the need to publish candidate residence addresses in certain advertisements.
SBOE 16-08 - Publication of Election Results: This bill would eliminate the outdated and costly requirement that certified election results be printed in certain legal ads.
SBOE 16-09 - Publication by Advertising Website Notice: Certain newspaper publication requirements are satisfied by advertising where to find the notice on the Board's website, provided the Board of Elections upon request will also provide the information by mail or other means.
SBOE 16-10 - Filing Political Communications by Electronic Means: Allows Political Committees to file electronic copies of their Campaign Political Communications.
SBOE 16-12 - Poll Worker Shift Flexibility: The statute currently allows "half day" shifts. This legislation will allow Local Boards at their option to authorize shorter or longer "split" shifts.
SBOE 16-13 - Campaign Website Publication: Requires Boards to publish directory of candidate websites as provided by the candidates.
SBOE 16-14 - Emergency Responder Special Ballots: Permits the use of special
ballots by those responding to emergency situations and provides for filing and transmittal assistance appropriate to emergency circumstances.
SBOE 16-15 - Local Campaign Finance Filers to State Board: Local Boards of election will no longer be required to administer campaign finance filings for certain
local committees.
SBOE 16-16 - Update to Annual Voter Notification: Removes outdated postal language from the requirement than an annual mail notification be sent to voters and comports requirements with current postal inditia options.
SBOE 16-17 - Authorizes Election District Increase to Two Thousand Voters and Permits Parties to Apportion Any Number of Committeepersons: Election districts allowed to be 2,000 and Party Committees can decide number and how to apportion members of County Committees to avoid any loss of membership.
SBOE 16-18 - Elimination of Duplicate Electronic Filings: Upon meeting certain disclosure and publication criteria, a Campaign Finance Board filing for a candidate may be deemed to meet the State reporting requirement.
SBOE 16-19 - Clarification of Local Proposition Filing Requirements: Clarifies State Board of Elections does not approve local proposition abstracts and requires filing of local propositions earlier to ensure orderly inclusion on the ballot.
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