Bill > S04332

This bill modifies the New York Election Law to extend the time that election day workers must arrive at polling places before polls open from one-half hour to one full hour. Specifically, the bill requires election inspectors and clerks to arrive one hour (instead of the previous half hour) before polls open, and mandates that voting machine keys must be delivered to these inspectors one hour (rather than half an hour) before polling begins. The bill aims to provide election workers with additional preparation time, ensuring they have more opportunity to set up voting equipment, verify machine serial numbers, check that vote counters are set to zero, and complete necessary pre-election administrative tasks. These procedural changes are designed to help election officials thoroughly prepare polling places and voting machines before voters arrive, potentially increasing the efficiency and accuracy of the election process. The bill will take effect on the first day of January following its passage into law.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4332