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A 6138: Relates to split shifts for election inspectors or poll clerks.
What A 6138 does, verified July 2, 2025
The proposed law aims to improve the voting process in New York by requiring the following: * Election inspectors or poll clerks may work split shifts with adjusted compensation. * At least one inspector and one clerk from each major political party must be present at the poll site for the entire time the polls are open. * Each county board of elections must establish rules and procedures to ensure proper poll site operation. The law will take effect immediately, allowing for the implementation of these changes as soon as possible.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: substituted by s1842 (2025-04-01)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6138
- What is the current status of A 6138?
- As of July 2, 2025, A 6138 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on April 1, 2025, was "substituted by s1842".
- Did A 6138 pass?
- Not yet. A 6138 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6138, and where is it now?
- A 6138 was authored by Asm. Deborah Glick with 5 coauthors.
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| Apr. 01, 2025 | substituted by s1842 |
| Mar. 27, 2025 | advanced to third reading cal.78 |
| Mar. 25, 2025 | reported |
| Feb. 26, 2025 | referred to election law |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 26, 2025 · 215 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6138 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, BUTTENSCHON, TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to split shifts for election inspectors or poll clerks The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 3-400 of the election law, as 2 amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 7. The board of elections may employ election inspectors or poll 5 clerks to work split shifts with adjusted compensation, provided, howev- 6 er, that at least one election inspector and one poll clerk from each of 7 the two major political parties is present at the poll site for the 8 entire time that the polls are open. Each county board of elections 9 shall prescribe the necessary rules and procedures to ensure proper poll 10 site operation. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05213-01-5
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