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Senate Bill S6628

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Sets out the procedures and requirements for special primary elections

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2009-S6628 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-114, add §6-161, El L

2009-S6628 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires party designations of candidates for special elections to be determined by special primary elections.

2009-S6628 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6628

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONSERRATE  -- 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  creating  a  special
  primary election

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

  Section 1. Section 6-114 of the election law is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  S 6-114. Party nominations; special election. Party nominations for an
office  to  be filled at a special election shall be made [in the manner
prescribed by the rules of the party]  AT  A  SPECIAL  PRIMARY  ELECTION
PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  6-161  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  AT WHICH THE CANDIDATE
RECEIVING THE MOST VOTES SHALL BE THE NOMINEE OF THE PARTY.
  S 2. The election law is amended by adding a new section 6-161 to read
as follows:
  S 6-161. SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS. 1. THE  SPECIAL  PRIMARY  ELECTION
SHALL TAKE PLACE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OCCURRING AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS BUT
NO MORE THAN THIRTY-SIX DAYS PRIOR TO THE SPECIAL ELECTION.
  2.  DESIGNATING  PETITIONS FOR A PRIMARY NOMINATION SHALL BE SUBJECTED
TO THE SAME FORM AND RULES SET OUT IN SECTIONS 6-132 AND 6-134  OF  THIS
ARTICLE.  DESIGNATING PETITIONS SHALL BE FILED WITHIN TWELVE DAYS OF THE
DATE THE GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS THE NEED FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION.
  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.
                                                           LBD11790-02-9

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