Bill > S06930

This bill amends the New York Election Law to designate early polling places. The key provisions are as follows: - Boards of elections are required to designate polling places for voter registration and elections by March 15th each year, in consultation with local municipalities. Polling places may be located in buildings owned by religious organizations, but they must provide an alternate location for voter registration if the religious organization's beliefs prohibit registration on Saturdays. - The bill requires that public buildings be used as polling places to the extent practicable, with the exception of public schools, which cannot be used as early voting polling locations. Buildings that are tax-exempt or receive over $1 million in annual state funding must be used as polling places if they are in the same or a contiguous election district, unless the owner can demonstrate that such use is significantly incompatible with the building's primary function. - The bill also outlines requirements for boards or bodies controlling public buildings to make suitable rooms available for registration and voting, and the process for requesting a cancellation of a polling place designation.