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Assembly Bill A3637

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Eliminates run-off elections in primaries; repealer

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2017-A3637 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-160, rpld §6-162, El L; rpld §3-709 sub 6, §3-705 sub 5, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7550
2011-2012: A1562
2013-2014: A4967
2015-2016: A8343
2019-2020: A7155

2017-A3637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates run-off elections in primaries; provides that the person who receives the highest percentage of the total votes cast at the primary shall be deemed the winner of the primary.

2017-A3637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3637
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to the determination of  a
   winner  of  a  primary  election;  and  to repeal section 6-162 of the
   election law, subdivision 5 of section  3-705  and  subdivision  6  of
   section  3-709  of  the  administrative  code  of the city of New York
   relating to run-off primary elections in the city of New York
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6-160 of the election law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. THE INDIVIDUAL WHO RECEIVES THE HIGHEST  PERCENTAGE  OF  THE  TOTAL
 VOTES CAST AT THE PRIMARY SHALL BE DEEMED THE WINNER OF THE PRIMARY.
   § 2. Section 6-162 of the election law is REPEALED.
   §  3. Subdivision 5 of section 3-705 of the administrative code of the
 city of New York is REPEALED.
   § 4. Subdivision 6 of section 3-709 of the administrative code of  the
 city of New York is REPEALED.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08866-01-7

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