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                                   10792
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 10, 2020
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 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Bichotte) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law
 
 AN  ACT  relating  to permitting video-conferencing of, and proxy voting
   at, political party meetings, conventions and caucuses; and  providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law or a party committee's
 rules to the contrary:
   (a) any party caucus, party meeting or party convention held  pursuant
 to  the  election  law  in  the  year 2020 may be held by means of video
 conferencing in whole or in part, at the discretion of  the  chairperson
 calling  such meeting; provided, however, that any required notice shall
 include instructions to participants as to  how  to  access  such  video
 conference;
   (b)  proxy  voting at any party caucus, party meeting or party conven-
 tion held pursuant to the election law in the year 2020 shall be permit-
 ted.  Except where a greater number is permitted by a party  committee's
 rules,  any person eligible to attend and vote at such a caucus, meeting
 or convention may hold up to ten proxies or a number of proxies equaling
 the number of members or delegates contained in the member's  or  deleg-
 ate's  assembly district, whichever is less. A proxy statement may be in
 the form prescribed by the party committee's rules or as accepted in the
 past by the party entity or may  be  substantially  as  follows:  "I,  a
 member or eligible voter of (insert party caucus, party meeting or party
 convention),  do  hereby  give my proxy authorization to (insert name of
 proxy holder) who shall be authorized to vote in my stead at the (insert
 party caucus, party meeting or party convention) to be held  on  (insert
 date) and any adjourned date thereof." Any proxy granted hereunder shall
 be  revocable  in  a  writing  provided to the secretary or chair of the
 party entity or by the attendance of the proxy grantor  at  the  caucus,
 meeting or convention stated; and
   (c)  a  delegate to a judicial convention may give his or her proxy to
 any delegate or alternate delegate in the same judicial district.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16885-02-0

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   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed December 31, 2020.