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Assembly Bill A8804A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the filing of papers in Westchester county

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2013-A8804 - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1-106, El L

2013-A8804 - Summary

Relates to the filing of papers in Westchester county; requires all applicable papers to be filed with the BOE in NYC and Westchester must actually be received by such BOE on or before the last day to file any such petition, certificate and objection.

2013-A8804 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8804

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  GALEF, ABINANTI, BUCHWALD, PRETLOW,
  MAYER, OTIS, KATZ -- read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Election Law

AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the filing of papers in
  Westchester county

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1-106  of  the  election  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  700  of  the  laws  of 1977, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. All papers required to be filed pursuant to the provisions of  this
chapter  shall, unless otherwise provided, be filed between the hours of
nine A.M. and five P.M. If the last day  for  filing  shall  fall  on  a
Saturday,  Sunday  or  legal holiday, the next business day shall become
the last day for filing. All papers sent by mail in  an  envelope  post-
marked prior to midnight of the last day of filing shall be deemed time-
ly  filed and accepted for filing when received, except that all certif-
icates and petitions  of  designation  or  nomination,  certificates  of
acceptance  or declination of such designations and nominations, certif-
icates  of  substitution  for  such  designations  or  nominations   and
objections  and  specifications  of  objections to such certificates and
petitions required to be filed with the board of elections of  the  city
of  New  York  AND  THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY must be
actually received by such [city board] BOARDS of elections on or  before
the  last  day  to  file any such petition, certificate or objection and
such office shall be open for the receipt  of  such  petitions,  certif-
icates  and  objections  until midnight on the last day to file any such
petition, certificate or objection. Failure of the post  office  or  any
other  person  or  entity  to  deliver any such petition, certificate or
objection to such [city board] BOARDS of elections  on  or  before  such
last day shall be a fatal defect.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13864-01-4

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2013-A8804A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1-106, El L

2013-A8804A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the filing of papers in Westchester county; requires all applicable papers to be filed with the BOE in NYC and Westchester must actually be received by such BOE on or before the last day to file any such petition, certificate and objection.

2013-A8804A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8804--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  GALEF, ABINANTI, BUCHWALD, PRETLOW,
  MAYER, OTIS, KATZ -- 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 the filing of papers in
  Westchester county

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

  Section 1. Section 1-106 of the election law, subdivision 1 as amended
by chapter 700 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
  S 1-106. Filing of papers; when received. 1. All papers required to be
filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall, unless otherwise
provided,  be  filed between the hours of nine A.M. and five P.M. If the
last day for filing shall fall on a Saturday, Sunday or  legal  holiday,
the  next  business day shall become the last day for filing. All papers
sent by mail in an envelope postmarked prior to midnight of the last day
of filing shall be deemed timely filed  and  accepted  for  filing  when
received[, except that all].
  2.  NEW  YORK  CITY.  ALL certificates and petitions of designation or
nomination, certificates of acceptance or  declination  of  such  desig-
nations  and  nominations,  certificates of substitution for such desig-
nations or nominations and objections and specifications  of  objections
to  such  certificates and petitions required to be filed with the board
of elections of the city of New York must be actually received  by  such
city board of elections on or before the last day to file any such peti-
tion,  certificate  or  objection  and such office shall be open for the
receipt of such petitions, certificates and objections until midnight on
the last day to file any such petition, certificate or objection.  Fail-
ure of the post office or any other person or entity to deliver any such
petition, certificate or objection to such city board of elections on or
before such last day shall be a fatal defect.
  3.  ALL  CERTIFICATES  AND  PETITIONS OF DESIGNATION OR NOMINATION AND
PETITIONS REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH  THE  WESTCHESTER  COUNTY  BOARD  OF
ELECTIONS  MUST  BE  ACTUALLY  RECEIVED BY SUCH BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON OR

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

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