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                                         2154
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 21, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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 the  form  of  ballots;
         and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Sections 7-104, 7-106 and 7-126 of  the  election  law  are
    2  REPEALED  and  two  new  sections  7-104  and 7-105 are added to read as
    3  follows:
    4    S 7-104. BALLOTS; FORM OF; GENERAL, PRIMARY; SPECIAL  ELECTIONS.    1.
    5  (A)  ALL PAPER BALLOTS OF THE SAME KIND FOR THE SAME POLLING PLACE SHALL
    6  BE IDENTICAL IN FORM AND CONTENT,  EXCEPTING  THE  NAMES  OF  INDIVIDUAL
    7  CANDIDATES  AND LOCAL REFERENDA, PROPOSITIONS OR INITIATIVES, WHETHER OR
    8  NOT SUCH BALLOTS SHALL BE COUNTED BY VOTING MACHINE, BALLOT  SCANNER  OR
    9  OTHER  METHOD.  A  DIFFERENT, BUT IN EACH CASE UNIFORM STYLE AND SIZE OF
   10  TYPE, SHALL BE USED FOR PRINTING THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES, THE TITLES  OF
   11  OFFICES, AND POLITICAL DESIGNATIONS.
   12    (B)  SAMPLE BALLOT SHALL BE CLEARLY DISTINGUISHABLE BY SIZE, COLOR AND
   13  MARKING "SAMPLE BALLOT" IN TYPE SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE ENTIRE  FACE  OF
   14  THE BALLOT, TO AVOID ERROR.
   15    (C)  PAPER  BALLOTS  WHICH  ARE  TO BE COUNTED BY A BALLOT SCANNER MAY
   16  CONSIST OF TWO OR MORE SHEETS WHICH ARE DIVIDED INTO PERFORATED SECTIONS
   17  WHICH CAN BE SEPARATED AT THE TIME THE BALLOT IS SCANNED. BALLOTS  SHALL
   18  BE  PRINTED  ON  PAPER  OF  A QUALITY AND WEIGHT SPECIFIED IN THE VOTING
   19  SYSTEMS' TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTATION, OR AS DETERMINED  BY  THE
   20  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS CERTIFICATION OF SUCH VOTING SYSTEMS.
   21    2. (A) ALL BALLOTS SHALL BE PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND/OR DISPLAYED IN A
   22  FORMAT  AND  ARRANGEMENT  OF SUCH UNIFORM SIZE AND STYLE IN AS PLAIN AND
   23  CLEAR A TYPE USING ONLY SANS SERIF PRINT FONTS, AS WILL, AT MINIMUM, FIT
   24  ALL THE CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE ON A SINGLE  FACE  BALLOT,  AND  IF
   25  CONSISTENT WITH THESE PROVISIONS, ANY AMENDMENTS, INITIATIVE OR PROPOSI-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  TIONS.  IF  NOT, THEN SUCH AMENDMENTS, INITIATIVES OR PROPOSITIONS SHALL
    2  BE UPON A SEPARATE BALLOT SHEET.   SUCH TYPE OR DISPLAY  ON  THE  BALLOT
    3  SHALL  SATISFY  ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS SET FORTH PURSUANT TO
    4  THE HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT.
    5    (B)  ALL  BALLOTS  SHALL  USE  SANS SERIF FONTS AND IN SUCH SIZE AS TO
    6  MAXIMIZE LEGIBILITY. THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES  SHALL  BE  PRINTED  IN
    7  CAPITAL LETTERS IN A LARGER BOLD TYPE FACE THAN OTHER MATTER.
    8    (C)  THE PARTY NAME OR OTHER DESIGNATION, AND A DESIGNATING LETTER AND
    9  NUMBER SHALL BE AFFIXED TO THE NAME OF EACH CANDIDATE, OR,  IN  CASE  OF
   10  PRESIDENTIAL  ELECTORS, TO THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT AND
   11  VICE-PRESIDENT OF SUCH PARTY AND BE PRINTED IMMEDIATELY BELOW  THE  NAME
   12  OF THE CANDIDATE IN SIMILAR TYPE BUT NOT BOLDED.
   13    (D)  EACH OFFICE SHALL OCCUPY AS MANY COLUMNS OR ROWS ON THE BALLOT AS
   14  THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES TO BE ELECTED TO THAT  OFFICE.  THE  TITLES  OF
   15  OFFICES  MAY  BE ARRANGED HORIZONTALLY, WITH THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR
   16  AN OFFICE AND PLACE FOR WRITE-IN BALLOTS FOR SUCH OFFICE ARRANGED VERTI-
   17  CALLY UNDER THE TITLE OF THE OFFICE, OR THE TITLES  OF  OFFICES  MAY  BE
   18  ARRANGED  VERTICALLY, WITH THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR AN OFFICE AND THE
   19  PLACE FOR WRITE-IN BALLOTS FOR SUCH OFFICE ARRANGED  HORIZONTALLY  OPPO-
   20  SITE THE TITLE OF THE OFFICE.
   21    (E)  NEXT  TO  THE  NAME  OF THE PARTY OR INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE, SHALL
   22  APPEAR THE SYMBOL OF THE PARTY OR INDEPENDENT ENTITY AND ITS DESIGNATING
   23  LETTER OF THE ROW OR COLUMN IN SUCH SIZE AS THE GRAPHIC IMAGE  IS  CLEAR
   24  AND  LEGIBLE WITHIN THE VOTING BOX AT THE HEAD OF THE COLUMN OR THE ROW,
   25  BASED UPON THE BALLOT DESIGN. THE TITLE OF THE OFFICE SHALL APPEAR IN  A
   26  SEPARATE BOX IN A TYPE SIZE EQUAL TO THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE. NO OTHER
   27  SYMBOL OR IMAGE SHALL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT.
   28    (F)  EACH BALLOT SHALL BE PRINTED IN SECTIONS IN WHICH THE CANDIDATES'
   29  NAMES AND POLITICAL DESIGNATIONS, THE BALLOT PROPOSALS AND OTHER  REQUI-
   30  SITE MATTER SHALL EACH BE BOXED IN BY HEAVY BLACK PERPENDICULAR LINES OF
   31  EQUAL WIDTH. IN EACH SUCH SECTION SHALL BE VOTING OVALS OR SQUARES WHICH
   32  VOTERS MAY FILL IN.
   33    (G) FOR EACH PUBLIC OFFICE, OVALS OR SQUARES SHALL BE PROVIDED NEXT TO
   34  THE  BLANK SPACES PROVIDED FOR A VOTER TO WRITE IN A NAME OF A CANDIDATE
   35  WHOSE NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT.
   36    (H) EACH ABSTRACT OF ALL QUESTIONS, AMENDMENTS, PROPOSITIONS OR INITI-
   37  ATIVES SUBMITTED SHALL BE IN THE SAME TYPE AS EACH OTHER. EACH SHALL  BE
   38  IN SANS SERIF TYPE, AND SHALL WHEREVER PRACTICABLE BE ON THE FACE OF THE
   39  BALLOT.  WHERE  IT  IS  NOT POSSIBLE TO PLACE ALL QUESTIONS, AMENDMENTS,
   40  PROPOSITIONS OR INITIATIVES SUBMITTED ON ONE PAGE  WITH  THE  CANDIDATES
   41  APPEARING  ON  THE  BALLOT,  ALL  QUESTIONS, AMENDMENTS, PROPOSITIONS OR
   42  INITIATIVES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS SHALL BE PLACED ON  A  SECOND  PAGE.
   43  WHEN  SUCH  QUESTIONS  PRESENTED ARE ON A SECOND PAGE, THE FIRST PAGE OF
   44  THE BALLOT SHALL IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS "CONTINUE ON TO  SECOND  PAGE",
   45  AND DIRECT THE VOTER TO THE QUESTIONS PRESENTED.
   46    3.  THE NAMES OF PARTIES OR INDEPENDENT BODIES WHICH CONTAIN MORE THAN
   47  FIFTEEN LETTERS MAY, WHENEVER LIMITATIONS OF SPACE SO REQUIRE, BE PRINT-
   48  ED ON THE BALLOT IN AN ABBREVIATED FORM. IN PRINTING THE NAMES OF CANDI-
   49  DATES WHOSE FULL NAMES CONTAIN  MORE  THAN  FIFTEEN  LETTERS,  ONLY  THE
   50  SURNAME  MUST  BE PRINTED IN FULL. THE OFFICER OR BOARD CHARGED WITH THE
   51  DUTY OF PREPARING THE BALLOTS SHALL REQUEST EACH SUCH CANDIDATE TO INDI-
   52  CATE,  IN  WRITING,  THE  SHORTENED  FORM  IN  WHICH,  SUBJECT  TO  THIS
   53  RESTRICTION,  HIS OR HER NAME SHALL BE PRINTED. IF NO SUCH INDICATION IS
   54  RECEIVED FROM SUCH CANDIDATE WITHIN THE TIME SPECIFIED IN  THE  REQUEST,
   55  WHICH  TIME PERIOD SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN ONE FULL WEEK FROM THE MAILING
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    1  OF SUCH NOTICE, SUCH OFFICER OR BOARD SHALL MAKE THE NECESSARY  DETERMI-
    2  NATION.
    3    4.  THE FACE OF EACH SHEET OF THE BALLOT SHALL BEAR ONLY ONE LANGUAGE.
    4  WHERE REQUIRED BY LAW, BALLOTS SHALL BE PRINTED TO CONTAIN A  FULL  FACE
    5  BALLOT  IN A SECOND LANGUAGE ON THE OBVERSE OF EACH SHEET OF THE BALLOT.
    6  IN EACH CASE, THE FACE OF A BALLOT MUST BE IN ENGLISH ON ONE SIDE AND  A
    7  SECOND  LANGUAGE  ON  THE  OTHER  SIDE. WHERE MULTI-LANGUAGE BALLOTS ARE
    8  REQUIRED BY LAW, VOTERS SHALL BE GIVEN THE LANGUAGE BALLOT OF CHOICE  AT
    9  THE TIME THEY VOTE BY THE INSPECTORS OF ELECTIONS.
   10    5.  EACH  BALLOT SHALL BE PRINTED ON THE SHEET WITH A STUB WHICH SHALL
   11  BE SEPARATED THEREFROM BY A LINE OF PERFORATIONS  EXTENDING  ACROSS  THE
   12  ENTIRE  BALLOT.  ON  THE FACE OF THE STUB SHALL BE PRINTED "NO. ......."
   13  THE BLANK TO BE FILLED WITH CONSECUTIVE NUMBER OF BALLOTS BEGINNING WITH
   14  "NO. 1", AND INCREASING IN CONSECUTIVE NUMERICAL ORDER. ON  SUCH  BALLOT
   15  SHALL  BE  PRINTED THE FOLLOWING INDORSEMENT, THE BLANKS PROPERLY FILLED
   16  IN:
   17  OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR (GENERAL, PRIMARY OR SPECIAL, AS APPLICABLE)
   18    ELECTION
   19  COUNTY OF ........................
   20  (ASSEMBLY OR LEGISLATIVE, AS APPLICABLE) DISTRICT ............
   21  (WARD AND CITY OR TOWN ......, AS APPLICABLE).... ELECTION DISTRICT ....
   22  (INSERT DATE OF ELECTION.)
   23  (INSERT NAMES OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS PROVIDING THE BALLOT.)
   24    6. EACH BALLOT SHALL HAVE AT THE TOP OF THE BALLOT, NEXT TO  THE  NAME
   25  OF  THE  ISSUING  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS A GRAPHIC DEMONSTRATING A WRITING
   26  IMPLEMENT MARKING THE BALLOT AND NEXT TO  A  FULLY  FILLED  IN  OVAL  OR
   27  SQUARE.
   28    7.  (A) BALLOTS SHALL NOT HAVE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS PRINTED UPON THEM.
   29  EACH BALLOT SHALL HAVE A GRAPHIC DESIGN APPROVED BY THE STATE  BOARD  OF
   30  ELECTIONS  HOW  TO VOTE THE BALLOT. WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS SHALL BE POSTED
   31  AT EACH ELECTION DISTRICT  POLLING  AREA  IN  MULTI  COPIES.  INDIVIDUAL
   32  INSTRUCTION  SHEETS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EACH VOTER EITHER AS A SEPARATE
   33  PAGE OR PRINTED UPON THE PRIVACY SLEEVE ISSUED WITH EACH BALLOT.
   34    (B) THE INSTRUCTIONS SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS:
   35  TO VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE, FIND THE OVAL OR SQUARE TO THE  LEFT  OF  THEIR
   36  NAME  AND COLOR IT IN COMPLETELY. TO VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE WHOSE NAME YOU
   37  DO NOT SEE ON THE PAGE, FOR A PARTICULAR OFFICE, CLEARLY PRINT THAT NAME
   38  ONLY IN THE EMPTY BOX LABELED "WRITE IN". VOTE ONLY  FOR  ONE  CANDIDATE
   39  FOR  EACH OFFICE UNLESS THE BALLOT STATES THAT YOU CAN VOTE FOR MORE. IF
   40  YOU VOTE FOR TOO MANY FOR ONE OFFICE, THAT  VOTE  WILL  NOT  COUNT.  ANY
   41  OTHER  MARKS, ERASURE OR WORDS SPOILS THE BALLOT.  YOU ARE ENTITLED THEN
   42  TO GET A NEW BALLOT FROM A POLLWORKER.
   43    (C) NO CANDIDATE NAME SHALL APPEAR ON THE REVERSE OF ANY BALLOT.
   44    (D) WHEN A PROPOSITION, AMENDMENT OR INITIATIVE APPEARS ON THE BALLOT,
   45  THEY SHOULD APPEAR ON THE FULL FACE OF THE EXISTING BALLOT.  THE  BALLOT
   46  SHALL  BE  DIVIDED  IN  ORDER  THAT ANY QUESTION PRESENTED TO THE VOTERS
   47  SHALL APPEAR BEGINNING AT A SEPARATE PORTION OF THE BALLOT, DIVIDED FROM
   48  THE PORTION LISTING OFFICES AND CANDIDATES BY A HEAVY BLACK LINE.   WHEN
   49  A  QUESTION  OR  PROPOSAL APPEARS ON THE BACK OF THE BALLOT, THERE SHALL
   50  APPEAR AN INDORSEMENT ON THE FRONT OF THE BALLOT STATING: "TURN OVER  TO
   51  CONTINUE  VOTING".  THE  BALLOT  SHALL,  IN  ADDITION, CONTAIN A GRAPHIC
   52  APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS DEMONSTRATING THE FILLING IN OF
   53  THE YES OR NO OVAL.   WRITTEN  INSTRUCTIONS  SHALL  BE  POSTED  AT  EACH
   54  ELECTION  DISTRICT POLLING AREA IN MULTI COPIES.  INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION
   55  SHEETS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EACH VOTER EITHER  AS  A  SEPARATE  PAGE  OR
   56  PRINTED  UPON  THE  PRIVACY  SLEEVE  ISSUED WITH EACH BALLOT. EACH VOTER
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    1  SHALL BE PRESUMED TO HAVE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS AS TO  HOW  TO  PROPERLY
    2  COMPLETE THEIR BALLOT.
    3    8.  CONSPICUOUSLY VISIBLE IN THE PRIVACY BOOTHS, AND AROUND THE VOTING
    4  MACHINE, THERE SHALL BE POSTED WRITTEN AND GRAPHIC  INSTRUCTIONS  AS  TO
    5  HOW TO VOTE THE BALLOT, INCLUDING REMOVAL FROM THE PRIVACY SLEEVE, FEED-
    6  ING  THE BALLOT INTO THE MACHINE AND THE FACT, RIGHT AND CONSEQUENCES OF
    7  AN "OVERVOTE". CORRECTIVE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD  LIKEWISE  APPEAR  ON  THE
    8  POSTERS  AND  INDIVIDUAL  PRINTED SHEETS. ALL PRIVACY SLEEVES SHALL HAVE
    9  THESE INSTRUCTIONS INDORSED UPON THE OUTER FACE OF SUCH SLEEVES.
   10    9. CANDIDATES AND PARTIES SHALL BE LISTED ACROSS THE BALLOT IN COLUMNS
   11  AND OFFICES BY ROW.  WHERE THE BALLOT REQUIRES A SECOND  ROW  CONTAINING
   12  NAMES  OF  CANDIDATES  NOMINATED  FOR OFFICE BY AN INDEPENDENT BODY, THE
   13  ROWS ON THE BALLOT SHALL CONTAIN THE PARTY SYMBOL IN BOLD TO ENABLE  THE
   14  VOTER  TO  DIFFERENTIATE  AMONG  PERSONS ON THE SAME COLUMN AND MULTIPLE
   15  CANDIDATES REPRESENTING DIFFERENT PARTIES.
   16    (A) THE NAMES OF ALL CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY ANY PARTY OR  INDEPENDENT
   17  BODY  FOR  AN OFFICE SHALL ALWAYS APPEAR IN THE ROW OR COLUMN CONTAINING
   18  GENERALLY THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY SUCH PARTY OR INDEPENDENT
   19  BODY FOR OTHER OFFICES EXCEPT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED.
   20    (B) WHEN THE SAME PERSON HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN OFFICE TO BE FILLED
   21  AT THE ELECTION BY MORE THAN ONE  PARTY,  THE  VOTING  MACHINE  AND  THE
   22  BALLOTS  SHALL  BE SO ADJUSTED THAT HIS OR HER NAME SHALL APPEAR IN EACH
   23  ROW OR COLUMN CONTAINING GENERALLY THE NAMES  OF  CANDIDATES  FOR  OTHER
   24  OFFICES NOMINATED BY SUCH PARTY.
   25    (C) IF SUCH CANDIDATE HAS ALSO BEEN NOMINATED BY ONE OR MORE INDEPEND-
   26  ENT  BODIES, HIS OR HER NAME SHALL APPEAR IN EACH ROW OR COLUMN CONTAIN-
   27  ING GENERALLY THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR OTHER OFFICES NOMINATED BY ANY
   28  SUCH PARTY AND HIS OR HER NAME  SHALL  APPEAR  IN  EACH  ROW  OR  COLUMN
   29  CONTAINING GENERALLY THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR OTHER OFFICES NOMINATED
   30  BY ANY SUCH INDEPENDENT BODY.
   31    (D)  IN THE EVENT THAT ANY CANDIDATE IS NOMINATED BY ONE OR MORE POLI-
   32  TICAL PARTY AND BY MORE THAN TWO INDEPENDENT BODIES, AND  IT  IS  DETER-
   33  MINED  BY  THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING AND PRINTING
   34  THE BALLOTS THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIT  THE  NUMBER  OF  INDEPENDENT
   35  BODIES  MAKING  NOMINATIONS  ON  THE FACE OF THE BALLOT, THEN HIS OR HER
   36  NAME SHALL APPEAR ONLY IN EACH ROW OR COLUMN  CONTAINING  GENERALLY  THE
   37  NAMES  OF  CANDIDATES  FOR OTHER OFFICES NOMINATED BY ANY SUCH PARTY AND
   38  THE NAME OF EACH SUCH INDEPENDENT BODY SHALL APPEAR IN ONE SUCH  ROW  OR
   39  COLUMN  TO  BE  DESIGNATED  BY THE CANDIDATE IN A WRITING FILED WITH THE
   40  OFFICER OR BOARD CHARGED WITH THE DUTY  OF  PRINTING  BALLOTS.  IF  SUCH
   41  PERSON  SHALL FAIL TO SO DESIGNATE, THE NAMES OF SUCH INDEPENDENT BODIES
   42  SHALL APPEAR IN SUCH ROW OR COLUMN AS SUCH OFFICER OR BOARD SHALL DETER-
   43  MINE.
   44    (E) IF ANY PERSON SHALL BE NOMINATED FOR ANY OFFICE BY ONE  PARTY  AND
   45  ONE INDEPENDENT BODY, HIS OR HER NAME SHALL APPEAR ON THE VOTING MACHINE
   46  TWICE;  ONCE  IN  THE  ROW  OR  COLUMN CONTAINING GENERALLY THE NAMES OF
   47  CANDIDATES FOR OTHER OFFICES NOMINATED BY SUCH PARTY, AND  ONCE  IN  THE
   48  ROW  OR COLUMN CONTAINING GENERALLY THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY
   49  THE INDEPENDENT BODY.
   50    (F) IF ANY PERSON IS NOMINATED FOR ANY OFFICE ONLY BY  MORE  THAN  TWO
   51  INDEPENDENT  BODIES,  AND  IT  IS  DETERMINED  BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
   52  RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING AND PRINTING THE BALLOTS THAT IT IS NOT POSSI-
   53  BLE TO FIT THE NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT BODIES MAKING  NOMINATIONS  ON  THE
   54  FACE  OF  THE  BALLOT,  HIS  OR HER NAME SHALL APPEAR BUT TWICE UPON THE
   55  MACHINE IN THE TWO ROWS OR COLUMNS TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE CANDIDATE  IN
   56  A  WRITING  FILED  WITH  THE  OFFICER  OR BOARD CHARGED WITH THE DUTY OF
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    1  PROVIDING BALLOTS, OR IF THE CANDIDATE SHALL FAIL TO  SO  DESIGNATE,  IN
    2  THE  PLACE  DESIGNATED  BY THE OFFICER OR BOARD CHARGED WITH THE DUTY OF
    3  PRINTING BALLOTS, AND IN CONNECTION WITH HIS OR  HER  NAME  THERE  SHALL
    4  APPEAR THE NAME OF EACH INDEPENDENT BODY NOMINATING HIM OR HER.
    5    (G) WHERE THE CAPACITY OF THE MACHINE AND BALLOT WILL PERMIT, THE NAME
    6  OF  SUCH PERSON SHALL APPEAR OR BE PLACED IN A COLUMN OR ON A HORIZONTAL
    7  LINE WITH THE NAMES OF PERSONS NOMINATED BY A PARTY OR INDEPENDENT  BODY
    8  FOR OTHER OFFICES.
    9    10.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF THIS
   10  SECTION, THE NAME OF A PERSON WHO IS NOMINATED FOR THE OFFICE OF  GOVER-
   11  NOR, STATE SENATOR, OR MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY, SHALL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT AS
   12  MANY  TIMES AS THERE ARE PARTIES OR INDEPENDENT BODIES NOMINATING HIM OR
   13  HER, AND THERE SHALL BE A SEPARATE VOTING OVAL OR VOTING SQUARE  ON  THE
   14  BALLOT AT EACH PLACE IN WHICH SUCH NAME SHALL APPEAR.
   15    11.  IF  ANY  TYPE  OF MACHINE USED IN ANY COUNTY OR CITY CONTAINS ANY
   16  FEATURE, THE USE OF WHICH IS NEITHER  REQUIRED  NOR  PROHIBITED  BY  THE
   17  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS CHAPTER, THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS MAY, BY RESOLUTION,
   18  REQUEST PERMISSION FROM THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO REQUIRE THAT ONE
   19  OR MORE OF SUCH FEATURES SHALL BE USED IN SUCH  COUNTY.  UPON  RECEIVING
   20  THE  PERMISSION  OF  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO REQUIRE THE USE OF
   21  PARTICULAR FEATURES, ALL MACHINES OF SUCH TYPE USED IN  SUCH  COUNTY  OR
   22  COUNTIES  SHALL  BE OPERATED IN CONFORMITY WITH ANY SUCH APPROVED RESOL-
   23  UTION. ANY SUCH RESOLUTION MAY THEREAFTER, WITH THE  PERMISSION  OF  THE
   24  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, BE RESCINDED BY SUCH BOARD.
   25    12.  WITH  RESPECT TO CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEU-
   26  TENANT GOVERNOR OF A PARTY OR INDEPENDENT BODY, BALLOTS SHALL BE PRINTED
   27  SO THAT THE NAMES OF SUCH CANDIDATES FOR BOTH OFFICES  SHALL  APPEAR  IN
   28  THE  SAME  ROW  OR  COLUMN,  WITH THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
   29  APPEARING FIRST, AND THE BALLOT SHALL BE SO ADJUSTED THAT  BOTH  OFFICES
   30  ARE VOTED FOR JOINTLY AND HAVE BUT ONE DESIGNATING LETTER OR NUMBER.
   31    S  7-105.  BALLOTS,  PRINTING  OF  ADEQUATE SUPPLIES.   1. IN ORDER TO
   32  PREVENT WASTE OR FRAUD, THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS PRINTED IN  ENGLISH  SHALL
   33  BE  DETERMINED  BY  THE  STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND CERTIFIED FOR EACH
   34  ELECTION DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS:
   35    (A) FOR A PRIMARY ELECTION THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS PRINTED SHALL  BE  AT
   36  LEAST  TEN PERCENT GREATER AND NO MORE THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT GREATER THAN
   37  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE HIGHEST STATEWIDE OFFICE OR PRES-
   38  IDENTIAL OFFICE, WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER IN EACH PARTY'S  LAST  PRIMARY
   39  ELECTION;
   40    (B)  FOR  EACH GENERAL ELECTION THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS PRINTED SHALL BE
   41  AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT GREATER THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF VOTES  CAST  IN
   42  THE  MOST RECENT GENERAL ELECTION IN WHICH VOTES WERE CAST FOR THE ELEC-
   43  TORS FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
   44    (C) FOR EACH SPECIAL ELECTION, THE NUMBER OF BALLOTS PRINTED SHALL  BE
   45  AT  LEAST FIFTEEN PERCENT GREATER THAN THE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THAT
   46  PARTICULAR OFFICE IN THE MOST RECENT GENERAL ELECTION.
   47    2. IN THOSE COUNTIES WHICH FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES THE  BALLOTS  PROVIDED
   48  TO  BE  IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, EACH BALLOT SHALL BE TWO SIDED
   49  WITH ENGLISH ON ONE SIDE AND THE OTHER SIDE IN ONE OF EACH OF THE  ADDI-
   50  TIONAL  LANGUAGES  REQUIRED,  SO  THAT  EACH VERSION OF THE BALLOT SHALL
   51  CONTAIN ENGLISH ON ONE SIDE AND ONE OTHER LANGUAGE ON THE  OBVERSE.  THE
   52  NUMBER  OF  BI-LINGUAL  BALLOTS  TO  BE PRINTED SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE
   53  PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   54    3. EACH COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS  IN  SUCH  COUNTIES  SHALL  INSTRUCT
   55  INSPECTORS  IN  PERSON AND IN THEIR TRAINING MANUAL AS TO THE PROCEDURES
   56  TO BE FOLLOWED TO  ENSURE  THAT  EACH  VOTER  RECEIVES  THE  APPROPRIATE
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    1  LANGUAGE BALLOT. WHERE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW, NO VOTER MAY BE DENIED A
    2  BI-LINGUAL BALLOT IF SUCH IS DEMANDED.
    3    4.  LOCAL  BOARDS  OF  ELECTIONS SHALL HAVE AVAILABLE AT LEAST FIFTEEN
    4  DAYS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION, THE NUMBER OF EACH  LANGUAGE  BALLOT,  OTHER
    5  THAN ENGLISH THAT IT HAS PRINTED AND ON HAND.
    6    5.  NO  LOCAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS SHALL ISSUE OR MAKE ANY REGULATION OR
    7  PROCEDURE AS TO MULTI-LINGUAL  BALLOTS  WITHOUT  EXPRESS  AUTHORITY  AND
    8  APPROVAL FROM THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
    9    6.  WHERE A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION HAS ISSUED AN ORDER ADDING
   10  OR REMOVING A CANDIDATE OR PROPOSITION, AMENDMENT OR INITIATIVE FROM THE
   11  BALLOT, SUCH CHANGE TO THE BALLOT MAY NOT BE MADE IN SUCH A  WAY  AS  TO
   12  RENDER THE BALLOT UNREADABLE.
   13    7.  WHERE  A  CANDIDATE  OR  PROPOSITION,  AMENDMENT OR INITIATIVE, IS
   14  ORDERED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO APPEAR UPON THE  BALLOT,
   15  THE  ADJUSTED  BALLOT  SHALL  BEAR THE NAME OR PROPOSITION, AMENDMENT OR
   16  INITIATIVE IN THE POSITION AND IN THE SAME FORM AS IT WOULD BE IF IT HAD
   17  BEEN ORIGINALLY PLACED ON THE BALLOT. IN A GENERAL ELECTION THE NAME  OR
   18  PROPOSITION AMENDMENT OR INITIATIVE SHALL APPEAR IN THE PREVIOUSLY EMPTY
   19  PLACE  ON  THE  BALLOT OCCASIONED BY THE REMOVAL. IN SUCH CASES IN WHICH
   20  THE PRINTED BALLOTS FAIL TO CONTAIN THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE,  AFTER  THE
   21  ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF THE COURT REQUIRING ITS PLACEMENT ON THE BALLOT,
   22  THE  PRIMARY  ELECTION  SHALL BE VOIDABLE BY FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT,
   23  UPON A SHOWING THAT THE OUTCOME OF THE  ELECTION  WOULD  HAVE  BEEN  THE
   24  ELECTION  OF THE PERSON ERRONEOUSLY DEPRIVED OF A PLACE ON THE BALLOT IN
   25  A PROCEEDING UNDER ARTICLE SIXTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.  IN  SUCH  CASES  IN
   26  WHICH  THE  PRINTED  BALLOT  FAILS TO CONTAIN THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE OR
   27  PROPOSITION, AMENDMENT OR INITIATIVE, AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF AN ORDER  OF
   28  THE  COURT,  THE  GENERAL ELECTION SHALL BE VOIDABLE BY FURTHER ORDER OF
   29  THE COURT, UPON A SHOWING THAT THE OUTCOME OF  THE  ELECTION  WAS  MATE-
   30  RIALLY  ALTERED  BY THE FAILURE TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE, OR
   31  PROPOSITION, AMENDMENT OR INITIATIVE, ON THE  BALLOT,  IN  A  PROCEEDING
   32  UNDER ARTICLE SIXTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
   33    S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.