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S 1087: Makes commissioners full time employees of boards outside the city of New York.
What S 1087 does, verified June 5, 2026
The proposed law aims to make election commissioners full-time employees of the boards they serve, outside of the city of New York. This change applies to boards in counties with a population of less than 120,000. The boards will consist of two commissioners, with the option to increase the number to four in counties with a population of over 120,000. The commissioners will be appointed by the major political parties, each recommending an equal number of commissioners. The law will take effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to election law (2026-06-03)Alert me
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| Jun. 03, 2026 | referred to election law |
| Jun. 03, 2026 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 03, 2026 | PASSED SENATE |
| May. 21, 2026 | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| May. 20, 2026 | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 223 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1087 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to making commissioners full time employees of boards outside the city of New York The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3-200 of the election law is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 2. (a) Each board outside the city of New York shall consist of two 4 election commissioners who shall be full time employees of such board, 5 except that the county legislative body of a county having a population 6 of more than one hundred [and] twenty thousand may, by local law, 7 increase the number of such commissioners to four, to be appointed as 8 provided in this title. 9 (b) Each of the major political parties shall be eligible to recommend 10 appointment of an equal number of commissioners. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01346-01-5
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