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Assembly Bill A461

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the filing of petitions of designation or nomination in the county of Westchester

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2017-A461 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1-106, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9244
2015-2016: A138
2019-2020: A349

2017-A461 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the filing of petitions of designation or nomination in the county of Westchester.

2017-A461 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    461
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  GALEF, ABINANTI, BUCHWALD, PRETLOW,
   MAYER, OTIS -- 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
   the county of Westchester
 
   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.
   ON  THE  LAST DAY OF FILING IN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, PETITIONS OF
 DESIGNATION OR NOMINATION SHALL BE FILED BETWEEN THE HOURS OF NINE  A.M.
 AND MIDNIGHT AND SUCH BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE SHALL BE OPEN TO RECEIVE
 SUCH  PETITIONS  DURING  THE HOURS HEREIN SPECIFIED. If the last day for
 filing shall fall on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the next busi-
 ness 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 certificates and petitions of designation or nomination,
 certificates of acceptance or declination of such designations and nomi-
 nations,  certificates  of  substitution  for such designations or nomi-
 nations and objections and specifications of objections to such  certif-
 icates 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  petition,  certif-
 icate 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. Failure 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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