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Jan 04, 2012 |
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May 06, 2011 |
referred to election law |
Assembly Bill A7498
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MILLMAN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2011-A7498 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Election Law
- Law Section:
- Election Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §6-158, El L
2011-A7498 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that a candidate who files such a certificate of acceptance for an office for which there have been filed certificates or petitions designating more than one candidate for the nomination of any party, may thereafter file a certificate of declination not later than the third day after the primary election.
2011-A7498 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7498 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 6, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Election Law AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to nominating and desig- nating petitions and certificates THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 6-158 of the election law, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 434 of the laws of 1984 and subdivi- sion 3 as amended by chapter 703 of the laws of 1982, are amended to read as follows: 2. A certificate of acceptance or declination of a designation shall be filed not later than the fourth day after the last day to file such designation, EXCEPT THAT A CANDIDATE WHO FILES SUCH A CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE FOR AN OFFICE FOR WHICH THERE HAVE BEEN FILED CERTIFICATES OR PETITIONS DESIGNATING MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE FOR THE NOMINATION OF ANY PARTY, MAY THEREAFTER FILE A CERTIFICATE OF DECLINATION NOT LATER THAN THE THIRD DAY AFTER THE PRIMARY ELECTION. 3. A certificate to fill a vacancy in a designation caused by declina- tion shall be filed not later than the fourth day after the last day to decline. A certificate to fill a vacancy in a designation caused by death [or], disqualification OR BY THE FILING OF A CERTIFICATE OF DECLI- NATION AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION shall be filed not later than ten days after such death [or], disqualification or FILING OF A CERTIFICATE OF DECLINATION OR four days before the primary election, whichever is earlier. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10997-02-1
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