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Assembly Bill A2651

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Reduces number of signatures required for a nominating petition

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2009-A2651 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6-142 & 6-158, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3664
2013-2014: A2862
2015-2016: A4565, A9967

2009-A2651 - Summary

Reduces number of signatures required for a nominating petition for congressional district 2000 from 3500.

2009-A2651 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2651

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the  number  of  signa-
  tures on and time for filing of nominating petitions

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2  of  section  6-142  of  the
election  law,  as amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992, is amended
to read as follows:
  (e) for any office to be filled by all the voters of any congressional
district, [three thousand five hundred] ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED;
  S 2. Subdivision 9 of section 6-158 of the election law, as amended by
chapter 517 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
  9. A petition for an independent nomination for an office to be filled
at the time of a general election shall be filed not earlier than twelve
weeks and not later than eleven weeks preceding such election.  A  peti-
tion  for  an  independent  nomination  for  an office to be filled at a
special election shall be filed not later  than  [twelve]  SIXTEEN  days
following  the  issuance  of a proclamation of such election. A petition
for trustee of the Long Island Power Authority shall be filed not earli-
er than seven weeks and not later than six weeks preceding  the  day  of
the election of such trustees.
  S  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04883-01-9

2009-A2651A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6-142 & 6-158, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3664
2013-2014: A2862
2015-2016: A4565, A9967

2009-A2651A - Summary

Reduces number of signatures required for a nominating petition for congressional district 2000 from 3500.

2009-A2651A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2651--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to the number of signa-
  tures on and time for filing of nominating petitions

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (e)  of  subdivision 2 of section 6-142 of the
election law, as amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  (e) for any office to be filled by all the voters of any congressional
district, [three thousand five hundred] ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED;
  S 2. Subdivision 9 of section 6-158 of the election law, as amended as
subdivision 9 of section 6-178 of such law by chapter 517 of the laws of
1986, is amended to read as follows:
  9. A petition for an independent nomination for an office to be filled
at the time of a general election shall be filed not earlier than twelve
weeks  and  not later than eleven weeks preceding such election. A peti-
tion for an independent nomination for an  office  to  be  filled  at  a
special  election  shall  be  filed not later than [twelve] SIXTEEN days
following the issuance of a proclamation of such  election.  A  petition
for trustee of the Long Island Power Authority shall be filed not earli-
er  than  seven  weeks and not later than six weeks preceding the day of
the election of such trustees.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04883-03-9

2009-A2651B - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6-142 & 6-158, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3664
2013-2014: A2862
2015-2016: A4565, A9967

2009-A2651B - Summary

Reduces number of signatures required for a nominating petition for congressional district 2000 from 3500.

2009-A2651B - Sponsor Memo

2009-A2651B - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2651--B

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
  to the Committee on Election Law in accordance with Assembly  Rule  3,
  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the  number  of  signa-
  tures on and time for filing of nominating petitions

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2  of  section  6-142  of  the
election  law,  as amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992, is amended
to read as follows:
  (e) for any office to be filled by all the voters of any congressional
district, [three thousand five hundred] TWO THOUSAND;
  S 2. Subdivision 9 of section 6-158 of the election law, as amended as
subdivision 9 of section 6-178 of such law by chapter 517 of the laws of
1986, is amended to read as follows:
  9. A petition for an independent nomination for an office to be filled
at the time of a general election shall be filed not earlier than twelve
weeks and not later than eleven weeks preceding such election.  A  peti-
tion  for  an  independent  nomination  for  an office to be filled at a
special election shall be filed not later  than  [twelve]  SIXTEEN  days
following  the  issuance  of a proclamation of such election. A petition
for trustee of the Long Island Power Authority shall be filed not earli-
er than seven weeks and not later than six weeks preceding  the  day  of
the election of such trustees.
  S  3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04883-05-0

2009-A2651C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6-142 & 6-158, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3664
2013-2014: A2862
2015-2016: A4565, A9967

2009-A2651C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reduces number of signatures required for a nominating petition for congressional district 2000 from 3500.

2009-A2651C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2651--C

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Election  Law  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
  to the Committee on Election Law in accordance with Assembly  Rule  3,
  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to  the
  Committee  on  Election Law in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to the number of signa-
  tures on nominating petitions

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (e)  of  subdivision 2 of section 6-142 of the
election law, as amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  (e) for any office to be filled by all the voters of any congressional
district, [three thousand five hundred] TWO THOUSAND;
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04883-07-0

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