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Assembly Bill A5735A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to warning voters about New York's closed primary system on voter registration forms

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2017-A5735 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7014
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-210, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3504, S496
2021-2022: A908
2025-2026: A8126

2017-A5735 - Summary

Provides voters with a warning about New York's closed primary system on voter registration forms.

2017-A5735 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5735
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Election Law
 
 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to notifying  voters  that
   New York practices a closed primary system
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section  5-210  of  the  election  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (n) to read as follows:
   (N)  NOTICE  IN  BOLD FONT, AT LEAST TWICE THE SIZE OF ALL OTHER FONT,
 STATING: "THE STATE OF NEW YORK PRACTICES A CLOSED PARTY  SYSTEM,  MEAN-
 ING,  ONLY  REGISTERED MEMBERS OF A PARTICULAR PARTY ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE
 IN THAT PARTY'S PRIMARY ELECTION. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WISH TO VOTE
 IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, YOU MUST REGISTER AS A DEMOCRAT.    LIKEWISE,
 IF  YOU  WISH  TO VOTE IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, YOU MUST REGISTER AS A
 REPUBLICAN. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU REGISTER, YOU CAN VOTE FOR  ANY  PARTY
 IN THE GENERAL ELECTION."
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09561-01-7

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2017-A5735A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7014
Law Section:
Election Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5-210, El L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3504, S496
2021-2022: A908
2025-2026: A8126

2017-A5735A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides voters with a warning about New York's closed primary system on voter registration forms.

2017-A5735A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5735--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CARROLL,  BENEDETTO, HARRIS, COLTON, MOSLEY,
   D'URSO, ROSENTHAL, BLAKE, DINOWITZ, RICHARDSON --  Multi-Sponsored  by
   -- M. of A. LENTOL, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Election  Law  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to notifying  voters  that
   New York practices a closed primary system
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 5  of  section  5-210  of  the
 election  law, as amended by chapter 179 of the laws of 2005, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (f) Notice [that political] IN BOLD AND PROMINENT TYPE, STATING:  "THE
 STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  PRACTICES A CLOSED PARTY PRIMARY SYSTEM. POLITICAL
 party enrollment is optional, but [that,] in order to vote in a  primary
 election  of  a  political  party, a voter must enroll in that political
 party, unless state party rules allow [otherwise] OTHERWISE".
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09561-04-7

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