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Assembly Bill A7050

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to activities permitted and prohibited of a judicial candidate

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2009-A7050 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Ren Art 23 §§860 & 861 to be Art 24 §§870 & 871, add Art 23 §§860 - 865, Judy L

2009-A7050 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to activities permitted and prohibited of a judicial candidate.

2009-A7050 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7050

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 19, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. BALL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to activities of judicial
  candidates

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

  Section  1.  Article 23 and sections 860 and 861 of the judiciary law,
as renumbered by chapter 840 of the laws of 1983, are renumbered article
24 and sections 870 and 871, and a new article 23 is added  to  read  as
follows:
                                ARTICLE 23
                   ACTIVITIES OF A JUDICIAL CANDIDATE
SECTION 860. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
        861. ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED.
        862. ACTIVITIES NOT CONDONED.
        863. LIMITATIONS ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
        864. EFFECT OF REVISION OF JUDICIAL SELECTION METHOD.
        865. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENSE; REPORTING.
  S  860.  LEGISLATIVE  INTENT.  THE  LEGISLATURE  FINDS THAT A JUDICIAL
OFFICE IS  A  NONPARTISAN  OFFICE,  AND  A  CANDIDATE  FOR  ELECTION  OR
RETENTION  THERETO IS PROHIBITED FROM CAMPAIGNING OR QUALIFYING FOR SUCH
AN OFFICE BASED ON PARTY AFFILIATION. TO INSURE THAT SUCH CAMPAIGNS  FOR
ELECTION OR RETENTION ARE CONDUCTED ON A NONPARTISAN BASIS, THE LEGISLA-
TURE WANTS THE ELECTION LAW TO IMPOSE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON THE ACTIV-
ITIES  OF  A  JUDICIAL  CANDIDATE  TO INSULATE HIM OR HER FROM POLITICAL
PARTIES.
  S 861. ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED. A CANDIDATE FOR  JUDICIAL  OFFICE  SHALL
NOT:
  1. PARTICIPATE IN ANY PARTISAN POLITICAL PARTY ACTIVITIES, EXCEPT THAT
SUCH  CANDIDATE  MAY REGISTER TO VOTE AS A MEMBER OF ANY POLITICAL PARTY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10384-01-9

              

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