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Senate Bill S355

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Sets liberal construction provisions regarding nominating/ designating candidates to avoid disqualifications consistent with substantial law compliance

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2009-S355 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6-100, El L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2602

2009-S355 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes standard of substantial compliance with election law provisions relating to nomination and designation of candidates for public office; so as to avoid the disqualification of candidates to the maximum extent feasible where there is no fraud.

2009-S355 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S355 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   355

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections

AN ACT to  amend  the  election  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  that
  provisions  governing  the nomination and designation of candidates be
  liberally construed to avoid the disqualification  of  candidates  not
  inconsistent  with substantial compliance therewith and the prevention
  of fraud

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

  Section  1.  Section  6-100  of the election law is amended to read as
follows:
  S 6-100.  Nominations  and  designations;  generally.  Nomination  and
designation  of  candidates for election to public office or party posi-
tion are governed by this article. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE  SHALL
BE  LIBERALLY  CONSTRUED  TO AVOID THE DISQUALIFICATION OF CANDIDATES TO
THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH  SUBSTANTIAL  COMPLI-
ANCE THEREWITH AND THE PREVENTION OF FRAUD.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03484-01-9

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