Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 11, 2011 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 11, 2011 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A1675
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DESTITO
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Brian Kavanagh
2011-A1675 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §16-102, El L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
-
A631
2011-A1675 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1675 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DESTITO, KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the jurisdiction of the supreme court to hear cases involving disputed results of general and special elections THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 16-102 of the election law, as amended by chapter 373 of the laws of 1978, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 79 of the laws of 1992 and subdivision 4 as added by chapter 135 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: S 16-102. Proceedings as to designations and nominations, primary, SPECIAL AND GENERAL elections, etc. 1. The nomination or designation of any candidate for any public office or party position or any independent nomination, or the holding of an uncontested primary election, by reason of a petition for an opportunity to ballot having been filed, or the election of any person to any party position OR PUBLIC OFFICE AT ANY PRIMARY, SPECIAL OR GENERAL ELECTION may be contested in a proceeding instituted in the supreme court by any aggrieved candidate, or by the chairman of any party committee or by a person who shall have filed objections, as provided in this chapter, except that the chairman of a party committee may not bring a proceeding with respect to a designation or the holding of an otherwise uncontested primary. 2. A proceeding with respect to a petition shall be instituted within fourteen days after the last day to file the petition, or within three business days after the officer or board with whom or which such peti- tion was filed, makes a determination of invalidity with respect to such petition, whichever is later; except that a proceeding with respect to a petition for a village election or an independent nomination for a special election shall be instituted within seven days after the last day to file the petition for such village election or independent nomi- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01697-01-1
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