Assembly Bill A5362

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the formatting of petition volumes

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5362 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Election Law
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-134, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10102
2015-2016: A4407

2017-A5362 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the formatting of petition volumes; sets forth requirements for the formatting of petition volumes and requires cover sheets to be provided.

2017-A5362 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5362
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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 the formatting of peti-
   tion volumes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 6-134 of the election law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. THE SHEETS OF A PETITION VOLUME SHALL BE NUMBERED SEQUENTIALLY AT
 THE  FOOT  OF  EACH  SHEET.  PETITION  SHEETS SHALL BE SECURELY FASTENED
 TOGETHER IN ONE OR MORE VOLUMES. ANY PETITION  CONTAINING  TEN  OR  MORE
 SHEETS  SHALL  BE  ACCOMPANIED  BY A COVER SHEET. A COVER SHEET SHALL BE
 FILED FOR EACH CANDIDATE AND SHALL ACCURATELY AND  CORRECTLY  STATE  THE
 FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) THE NAME AND COMPLETE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF EACH CANDIDATE;
   (B)  THE  POLITICAL  PARTY OR INDEPENDENT BODY, OFFICE OR POSITION AND
 DISTRICT NUMBER (WHERE APPROPRIATE) FOR WHICH EACH DESIGNATION OR  NOMI-
 NATION IS BEING MADE;
   (C)  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  VOLUMES  COMPRISING THE PETITION FOR EACH
 CANDIDATE;
   (D) THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (ISSUED PURSUANT TO 9 NYCRR § 6215.3 OR
 ITS SUCCESSOR PROVISIONS) OF THE PETITION VOLUMES COMPRISING  THE  PETI-
 TION;
   (E)  THE STATEMENT (IF CORRECT) THAT THE PETITION CONTAINS THE NUMBER,
 OR IN EXCESS OF THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED  BY  THIS  CHAPTER  OR
 OTHER APPLICABLE LAWFUL PROVISION.
   THE  INFORMATION  CONTAINED  ON  THE  COVER SHEET MUST BE ACCURATE AND
 CORRECT AND SHALL MATCH THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE PETITION SHEETS
 FOR EACH CANDIDATE. WHEN ONE OR MORE CANDIDATES ARE DESIGNATED OR  NOMI-
 NATED  ON  THE  SAME  PETITION  VOLUMES,  THE  CANDIDATES MAY BE GROUPED
 TOGETHER ON A COVER SHEET SO THAT THE NUMBER OF VOLUMES AND THEIR  IDEN-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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