BILL NUMBER: S613A
SPONSOR: MYRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to subtracting from the federal
adjusted gross income any income earned by election inspectors, poll
clerks, or election coordinators; and to amend the social services law,
in relation to exempting income earned by election inspectors, poll
clerks, or election coordinators from being included in the calculation
of the amount of benefits under public assistance programs
 
PURPOSE:
To exempt income earned by election inspectors, poll clerks, or election
coordinators from federal adjusted gross income or in factoring into
state benefits.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the tax law of subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax
law which subtracts any income earned by election inspectors, poll
clerks, or election coordinators from federal adjusted gross income.
Section 2 amends Paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of section 131-a of the
Social Services Law by adding a new subparagraph (xi) which exempts
income earned by election inspectors, poll clerks, or election coordina-
tors from being included in the calculation of the amount of benefits
available to any household under public assistance programs.
Section 3 provides the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Poll. workers are critical employees serving on the front lines of the
democratic process but various challenges, including the length of
Election Day and pay scale, make retention and recruitment difficult.
Allowing poll workers and other Election Day workers to exempt income
earned from this work from their federal adjusted gross income at the
state level will help to incentivize more people to work the polls on
Election Day and during the early voting period.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S9446 of 2022: Passed Senate.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S613: 612 tax law, 612(c) tax law
S613A: 612 tax law, 612(c) tax law