Requires the office of court administration to study racial disparities in jury selection pools and juror selection and make recommendations that can be undertaken to reduce or eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in jury selection pools and juror selection.
Requires the office of minority health and health disparities prevention to conduct a study on the health impacts of COVID-19 on transgender and non-binary racial and ethnic minorities in New York state.
Exempts from jury duty prospective jurors who are age seventy-five or older who make a request to be exempt.
Requires polls for special town elections to open on otherwise scheduled general election days, as designated by the state board of elections.
Increases the amount of allowance that trial and grand jurors are entitled to in each court of the unified court system.
Increases the amount of allowance that trial and grand jurors are entitled to in each court of the unified court system.
Permits the court to withhold the names and addresses of jurors in certain proceedings; sets factors for determining good cause to issue protective orders for juries.
Permits the court to withhold the names and addresses of jurors in certain proceedings; sets factors for determining good cause to issue protective orders for juries.
Relates to instant run-off elections in the city of New York for any city-wide elections for the office of mayor, public advocate or comptroller.
Provides that the election of chief and assistant chief by a fire department may be on the same day as the day of election of the fire department's election of administration officers.