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Assembly Bill A5236

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Removes the requirement of publishing a candidate's residence prior to an election

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2015-A5236 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7509
Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4-122, El L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A5588, S2786

2015-A5236 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Removes the requirement of publishing a candidate's residence prior to an election.

2015-A5236 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5236

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Election Law

AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to publication of candi-
  dates to be voted upon at an election

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 4-122 of the election law, as
amended by chapter 359 of the laws  of  1989,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  The  county  board  of  elections shall publish, at least six days
before an election, a list containing the name [and residence] of  every
candidate  for  public office to be voted for within its jurisdiction at
such election.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08869-01-5

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