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Senate approves allowing college students to serve as election inspectors in counties where they attend school
Summary
The Senate passed a change to the Election Law permitting full-time college students to serve as election inspectors in the county where they attend school; supporters cited poll-worker shortages and civic engagement, while opponents raised concerns about voter roll integrity. The bill passed 39–21.
The New York State Senate on March 18 approved legislation to allow full-time college students to serve as election inspectors in the county where they attend school. Senator Fernandez (New York State senator), the sponsor, said the change aims to address poll-worker shortages and encourage early civic engagement among students.
Under the provision discussed on the floor, a student must be a full-time registered student at an institution in the county, be at least 18 years of age, and be a registered voter (which requires U.S. citizenship under current law). Senator…
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