ny-SBE-10-26-00002-A: Providing conflict of interest regulations for local board of elec- tions employees

I.D. No. SBE-10-26-00002-A Filing No. 871 Filing Date: 2026-09-15 Effective Date: 2026-09-30 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE State Administrative Pro- cedureAct, NOTICE is hereby given of the following action: Action taken: Addition of Part 6224 to Title 9 NYCRR. Statutory authority: Election Law, sections 3-102(17) and 3-304 Subject: Providing conflict of interest regulations for local board of elec- tions employees. Purpose: To ensure the bipartisan, standardized, transparent, application of conflicts of interest rules at boards of elections. Text of final rule: A new Part 6224 is added to Title 9 NYCRR to read as follows: PART 6224. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AMONG BOARD OF ELEC- TIONS EMPLOYEES Section 6224.1. Definitions The terms used in this Part shall have the significance herein defined unless another meaning is clearly apparent in language or content. (a) Conflict of interest means a situation wherein a person is in a posi- tion to derive pecuniary benefit from actions or decisions made in their of- ficial capacity. (b) Board of elections employee means any person directly compensated with wages or salary by a board of elections for full-time or part-time work, excluding election inspectors, poll clerks, and election coordinators compensated solely for their work at a general, primary, or special election. (c) Direct financial interest means a monetary benefit earned by an in- dividual or by an entity in which said individual has an ownership stake, beneficial interest, or controlling influence. (d) Vendor means any manufacturer, company, or individual who seeks to sell voting systems and/or election-related services for such systems in New York State, including but not limited to voting machines, electronic poll books, printers, tabulation equipment, voter registration systems, poll worker management systems, election night reporting systems, or any other technical or electronic equipment utilized in election administration. For purposes of subdivision (b) of this section, vendor shall also mean printing companies, election consulting companies, direct mail companies and digital marketing companies. (e) Party position means an unpaid position within a recognized politi- cal party, including county committee member, district leader, State com- Rule MakingActivities mittee member, chair of a political party, member of an executive commit- tee for a political party, delegate or alternate delegate to a nominating or party convention or judicial convention, or any similar internal party of- fice that does not carry compensation. Party positions shall not be considered public offices for purposes of this Part. Section 6224.2. Prohibition of conflicts of interest (a) No board of elections employee shall engage in or participate in any trade or business which creates, or may tend to create, an actual or potential conflict of interest. (b) No board of elections employee shall maintain a direct financial interest in or be employed by a vendor or a