Bill > S01039

This bill amends the New York Election Law to modify the requirements for designating polling places. The key provisions are: 1. Boards of elections must consult with cities, towns, and villages to designate polling places, which must be done by March 15th each year. Villages can submit their own list of polling places for village elections. 2. Polling places are no longer prohibited from being located in buildings where on-premises alcohol consumption is conducted. 3. Boards must designate public buildings as polling places to the extent practicable, but public schools cannot be used for early voting. Buildings that are tax-exempt or receive over $1 million in annual state funding must be used as polling places unless the owner demonstrates it is significantly incompatible with the building's primary function. 4. Publicly-owned or leased buildings, other than public schools, must make suitable rooms available for registration and voting, unless the controlling agency requests a cancellation within 30 days and the board determines the use would unreasonably interfere with the building's activities.