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Assembly Bill A6999

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to determining how candidates are placed on a ballot for separate elections of males and females

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2015-A6999 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Elections
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง7-116, El L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A280

2015-A6999 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to determining how candidates are placed on a ballot for separate elections of males and females.

2015-A6999 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6999

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 16, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend the election law, in relation to determining how candi-
  dates are placed on a ballot  for  separate  elections  of  males  and
  females

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

  Section 1. Section 7-116 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  WHENEVER  A COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OR THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN
THE CITY OF NEW YORK MUST CONDUCT A PRIMARY ELECTION IN  THE  RESPECTIVE
COUNTY  OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN WHICH SEPARATE CONTESTS FOR BOTH MALE
AND FEMALE CANDIDATES FOR THE SAME PARTY POSITION ARE TO BE PRINTED UPON
THE BALLOTS, THE RESPECTIVE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS OR  THE  BOARD  OF
ELECTIONS  IN  THE  CITY  OF  NEW YORK SHALL DETERMINE BY LOT WHETHER TO
FIRST PRINT THE CONTEST FOR THE MALE CANDIDATES OR THE CONTEST  FOR  THE
FEMALE  CANDIDATES.  AFTER  SUCH  DETERMINATION, THE SAME ORDER SHALL BE
USED FOR ALL BALLOTS PRINTED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS  FOR  THE  ENTIRE
COUNTY  OR  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK  AND  FOR  ALL  CONTESTS WHERE THERE ARE
ELECTIONS SEPARATED BY MALE AND FEMALE CANDIDATES  FOR  THE  SAME  PARTY
POSITION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09758-01-5

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