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ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON ELECTION LAW
ASSEMBLY SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELECTION DAY OPERATIONS AND VOTER DISENFRANCHISEMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

SUBJECT:
The impact of funding in SFY 2010-11 Budget on the administration of elections in New York State in compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act and issues arising out of such compliance.

PURPOSE:
To examine the impact of the enacted SFY 2010-11 budget on New York State's implementation of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) on the State Board of Elections and local boards of elections.

POSTPONED - NEW DATE TBD

NEW YORK CITY
Friday
December 10, 2010
10:30 AM
Assembly Hearing Room, Room 1923
250 Broadway, 19th Floor

ORAL TESTIMONY WILL BE BY INVITATION ONLY

The transition to full HAVA compliance has been costly, both in terms of purchasing new voting systems and in the human resources necessary to train poll workers and educate the public about those systems.

This hearing is intended to examine these issues in light of the resources allocated in the enacted SFY 2010-11 budget for HAVA implementation and identify any legislation or other resources that may be needed to promote the efficient administration of elections.

Persons wishing to present pertinent testimony to the Committee at the above hearing should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation.

Oral testimony will be limited to ten (10) minutes duration. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committee will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the attached reply form or communicated to Committee staff as early as possible.

Ten (10) copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committee would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements.

In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committee's interest in receiving testimony from all sources.

In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities.

Joan L. Millman
Member of Assembly
Chair, Committee on Election Law
Brian P. Kavanagh
Member of Assembly
Chair, Subcommittee on Election Day Operations and Voter Disenfranchisement




PUBLIC HEARING REPLY FORM

Persons wishing to present testimony at the public hearing on the impact of funding in the SFY 2010-11 budget on the administration of elections in New York State in compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act and issues arising out of such compliance are requested to complete this reply form as soon as possible and mail, e-mail or fax it to:

Laurie Barone, Senior Analyst
Assembly Committee on Election Law
Alfred E. Smith Bldg., Suite 1147
80 So. Swan Street
Albany, New York 12248
E-mail: baronel@assembly.state.ny.us
Phone: (518) 455-4313
Fax: (518) 455-3669
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