Provides that school districts may have the authority to decline or change a school building's designation as a polling place.
Requires that prior to a contract with the state or other public entity being effective, a report must be filed with the comptroller disclosing financial interests.
Authorizes certain counties and cities to impose up to a four percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes; preserves the authority of certain municipalities to impose such taxes at rates in excess of four percent.
Relates to filing requirements for the annual statement of financial disclosure.
Relates to designating early polling places.
Establishes a code of ethics for all board of election employees so that no employee of a board of election has any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, or engage in any business or transaction or professional activity or incur any obligation of any nature, which is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties in the public interest.
Creates the New York state independent budget office with a director to be appointed, upon the recommendations of an independent budget office advisory committee, by the speaker of the assembly and the temporary president of the senate; such office shall provide objective, non-partisan and timely analyses of state revenue, expenditures and management practices to members of the legislature for any legislation with fiscal impact or at the request of a leader or a committee.
Requires the board of elections or a bipartisan committee appointed by such board to conduct a risk-limiting audit of voter verifiable audit records from voting machines or systems within the jurisdiction of such board.
Exempts certain capital projects undertaken by a municipality jointly with another municipal corporation from the spending tax cap.
Relates to preventing and reporting acts of harassment at schools.
