Requires every board of elections to employ a minimum of four full time employees in addition to the appointed commissioners within four years and shall employ two of those full time employees within two years; and two additional employees for every twenty thousand active registered voters beyond forty thousand active registered voters.
Relates to mandatory training curriculum for poll workers; requires the state board of elections to develop and provide to each county materials for a model poll worker training program which the counties may use to train individuals to serve as poll workers in state and county elections.
Relates to the exercise of powers and duties of the board of elections of the city of New York and its executive management; provides for equal representation among certain employees of the board of elections; relates to qualification and removal of certain employees of the board of elections.
Changes the primary election date from the fourth Tuesday in June to the second Tuesday in August; moves the presidential primary to the fourth Tuesday in April.
Permits New York city voters to sign designating petitions for multiple candidates for the same New York City municipal public office or party position.
Requires local boards of elections to verify the number of enrolled members of a party in an election district and reject all petitions where there are no enrolled members of a party in such district.
Authorizes the Westchester county board of elections to merge any election district with 50 or fewer registered voters into an existing election district.
Improves transparency regarding boards of elections; improves voter centricity; includes boards of elections in open meetings requirements; requires certain notices be given regarding elections; requires additional transparency during the tabulation of votes.
Lowers the voting age to 16 years; requires that students receive education in civics and be given the opportunity to register to vote in the classroom.
Provides for the state board of elections to undertake a study of the feasibility for voting by mail, telephone and/or the internet; authorizes a pilot program for such voting during the study; requires a report to the governor and legislature.