Assembly Bill A634

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides methods for presidential electors to cast votes in the electoral college including pledge to vote as elected

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A634 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง12-103 & 12-105, El L

2009-A634 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides methods for presidential electors to cast votes in the electoral college including pledge to vote as elected.

2009-A634 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   634

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, PERRY, CANESTRARI -- Multi-Sponsored by
  --  M.  of  A.  COLTON,  SCARBOROUGH  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to presidential electors

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

  Section  1. The election law is amended by adding a new section 12-103
to read as follows:
  S 12-103. ELECTORAL COLLEGE; PLEDGE OF ELECTORS. ANY  PERSON  SELECTED
BY  A  POLITICAL PARTY TO BE AN ELECTOR FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
WHEN SELECTED SHALL SIGN A PLEDGE THAT, IF  ELECTED,  THE  ELECTOR  WILL
VOTE  IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE FOR THE CANDIDATE OF THE PARTY FOR PRESI-
DENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. THE FORM OF THE PLEDGE SHALL BE  PRESCRIBED  BY
THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  ELECTIONS IN THE YEAR PRECEDING THE NOMINATING OF
ELECTORS.
  S 2. The election law is amended by adding a  new  section  12-105  to
read as follows:
  S  12-105.  ELECTORAL COLLEGE; CASTING OF VOTES AS CERTIFIED. AN ELEC-
TOR, UPON THE ELECTORAL  COLLEGE  BEING  COMPLETE  AS  PROVIDED  FOR  IN
SECTION  12-104 OF THIS ARTICLE, WHEN DISCHARGING THE DUTIES OF AN ELEC-
TOR PURSUANT TO THE CONSTITUTION OR THE LAWS OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  OR
THIS  STATE SHALL CAST THE ELECTORAL VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENT
OR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL PARTY WHICH ELECTED SAID ELECTOR  AND
CERTIFIED  THE  ELECTOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE PURSUANT TO
LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02575-01-9

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