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Assembly Bill A1815B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits election commissioners and deputy commissioners from holding a publicly elected office

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2013-A1815 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S433
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-200, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1434
2011-2012: S1322
2015-2016: A5075, S1858
2017-2018: A1989, S2918
2019-2020: A962
2021-2022: A4254
2023-2024: A3331
2025-2026: A3161

2013-A1815 - Summary

Prohibits election commissioners and deputy commissioners from holding a publicly elected office or from being the respective chair of the county democratic or republican committees.

2013-A1815 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1815

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Election Law

AN  ACT  to  amend the election law, in relation to prohibiting election
  commissioners  and  deputy  elections  commissioners  from  holding  a
  publicly elected office

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3-200  of  the  election  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  195  of  the  laws  of 2003, is amended to read as
follows:
  4. No person [shall be] appointed as election commissioner  or  DEPUTY
ELECTION  COMMISSIONER SHALL continue to hold office who is not a regis-
tered voter in the county and not an enrolled member of the party recom-
mending his OR HER appointment, OR WHO IS THE CHAIR  OF  THE  RESPECTIVE
DEMOCRATIC  OR REPUBLICAN PARTY OR COMMITTEE IN SUCH COUNTY or who holds
any other public office, except that of commissioner  of  deeds,  notary
public,  [village  officer, city or town justice,] member of a community
board within the city of New York or trustee  or  officer  of  a  school
district outside of a city.
  S  2. Subdivision 6 of section 3-200 of the election law is amended to
read as follows:
  6. An election commissioner OR DEPUTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER shall  not
be  a  candidate  for  any  elective office which he OR SHE would not be
entitled to hold under the provisions of this article, unless he OR  SHE
has  ceased  by  resignation  or otherwise, to be commissioner OR DEPUTY
COMMISSIONER prior to his OR HER  nomination  or  designation  therefor.
Otherwise such nomination or designation shall be null and void.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00409-01-3

multi-Sponsors

2013-A1815A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S433
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-200, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1434
2011-2012: S1322
2015-2016: A5075, S1858
2017-2018: A1989, S2918
2019-2020: A962
2021-2022: A4254
2023-2024: A3331
2025-2026: A3161

2013-A1815A - Summary

Prohibits election commissioners and deputy commissioners from holding a publicly elected office or from being the respective chair of the county democratic or republican committees.

2013-A1815A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1815--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTT-
  FRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Election  Law  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  prohibiting  election
  commissioners  and  deputy  elections  commissioners  from  holding  a
  publicly elected office

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section 3-200 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 195 of the laws  of  2003,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  4.  No  person [shall be] appointed as election commissioner or DEPUTY
ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL continue to hold office who is not a  regis-
tered voter in the county and not an enrolled member of the party recom-
mending  his  OR  HER appointment, OR WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THE RESPECTIVE
DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PARTY OR COMMITTEE IN SUCH COUNTY or who  holds
any  other  public  office, except that of commissioner of deeds, notary
public, [village officer, city or town justice,] member of  a  community
board  within  the  city  of  New York or trustee or officer of a school
district outside of a city; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO ANY PERSON CURRENTLY SERVING AS
ELECTION COMMISSIONER OR DEPUTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER.
  S 2. Subdivision 6 of section 3-200 of the election law is amended  to
read as follows:
  6.  An election commissioner OR DEPUTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER shall not
be a candidate for any elective office which he  OR  SHE  would  not  be
entitled  to hold under the provisions of this article, unless he OR SHE
has ceased by resignation or otherwise, to  be  commissioner  OR  DEPUTY
COMMISSIONER  prior  to  his  OR HER nomination or designation therefor;

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

multi-Sponsors

2013-A1815B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S433
Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-200, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1434
2011-2012: S1322
2015-2016: A5075, S1858
2017-2018: A1989, S2918
2019-2020: A962
2021-2022: A4254
2023-2024: A3331
2025-2026: A3161

2013-A1815B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits election commissioners and deputy commissioners from holding a publicly elected office or from being the respective chair of the county democratic or republican committees.

2013-A1815B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1815--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTT-
  FRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Election  Law  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee -- again reported  from  said  committee
  with  amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation  to  prohibiting  election
  commissioners  and  deputy  elections  commissioners  from  holding  a
  publicly elected office

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section 3-200 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 195 of the laws  of  2003,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  4.  No  person [shall be] appointed as election commissioner or DEPUTY
ELECTION COMMISSIONER SHALL continue to hold office who is not a  regis-
tered voter in the county and not an enrolled member of the party recom-
mending  his  OR  HER appointment, OR WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THE RESPECTIVE
DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PARTY OR COMMITTEE IN SUCH COUNTY or who  holds
any  other  public  office, except that of commissioner of deeds, notary
public, [village officer, city or town justice,] member of  a  community
board  within  the  city  of  New York or trustee or officer of a school
district outside of a city; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT  THE  PROVISION  OF
THIS SUBDIVISION PROHIBITING AN ELECTION COMMISSIONER OR DEPUTY ELECTION
COMMISSIONER  FROM  CONTINUING  TO  HOLD  OFFICE WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THE
RESPECTIVE DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PARTY OR COMMITTEE  IN  SUCH  COUNTY
SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PERSON CURRENTLY SERVING AS ELECTION COMMISSIONER
OR DEPUTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER.
  S  2. Subdivision 6 of section 3-200 of the election law is amended to
read as follows:

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

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