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    S. 7097                                                  A. 9407

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                             April 25, 2014
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IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SILVER -- read once  and  referred
  to the Committee on Election Law

AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to designating petitions;
  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
  of

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 2-120 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 79 of the  laws  of  1992,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  The  chairman of the county committee of each party or such person
as may be designated by the rules of the  county  committee  shall  file
with  the  board  of elections not later than two weeks before the first
day on which designating petitions for a primary election may be signed,
a statement of the party positions to be filled by such  party  at  such
primary  election, and the number of persons to be elected to each posi-
tion; provided, however, that failure to file such statement  shall  not
be  construed as a prerequisite to filing designating petitions for such
position; PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, THAT IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND FOUR-
TEEN, SUCH STATEMENT SHALL BE FILED NO LATER  THAN  MAY  TWENTIETH,  TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN.
  S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 6-104 of the election law, as amended by
chapter 79 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  6.  The  meeting of the state committee for the purpose of designating
candidates shall be held not earlier than  twenty-one  days  before  the
first day to sign designating petitions and not later than the first day
to sign designating petitions for the primary election, PROVIDED, HOWEV-
ER,  THAT  IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, SUCH MEETING SHALL BE HELD
NOT EARLIER THAN MAY THIRTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND  FOURTEEN  AND  NOT  LATER
THAN JUNE THIRD, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14666-03-4
              

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  S  3.  Subdivision 4 of section 6-134 of the election law, as added by
chapter 709 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  A signature made earlier than [thirty-seven] FORTY-TWO days before
the last day to file designating  petitions  for  the  primary  election
shall not be counted.
  S  4.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed September 10, 2014.